About Asperger's Syndrome

Asperger’s Syndrome is a neuropsychological-neurobiological disorder named after the German physician Hans Asperger.

Many exhibit extraordinary skills in language, music or mathematics or any combination.  Many are considered to be “talking encyclopedias.”  Many possess a high degree of intellectual proficiency in areas such as music, rhetoric, astrophysical, logical-mathematical domain language as in the case of hyperlexia, an extraordinarily ability to learn and skillfully use the rudiments of a language at an early age.  Asperger’s patients are usually “walking fountains of knowledge.”  Marked inability to successfully involve themselves in social activities such as games.  Resist change by preferring sameness and are apt to indulging to obsessive, repetitive behavioral pattern or routines.  Most are withdrawn from society and prefer to be alone and enjoy life without the company of others;  may use others as objects of their own game.  Inability to comprehend non-verbal cues such as a range of body movements, eye and facial expression to communicate mood and feelings as a tool for social interaction.  Unexplained dislike for specific food, objects, texture or sound which others are unable to recognize. Stereotyped motor activities. Echolalic: tendency to repeat anything that was said.  Lacking reciprocity for a particular interaction. 

These and other symptoms not mentioned above are also exhibited by individuals with diagnosed with Autism.  What sets Asperger patients from the rest of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders is that no significant clinical delays in language acquisition were identified and individuals, most often than not, maintained a normal mental IQ. There is just no cure for A.S., nor is a single treatment available for all ranges of severity, but current therapeutic treatment offers some degree of help and does assist them to integrate into society as much as they are able.  Treatments for Asperger’s Syndrome vary for every individual, because each individual person who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome displays unique idiosyncratic behaviors which are usually exclusive to them.  Unfortunately due to the generic symptoms of Asperger’s Syndrome, (they can vary a great deal), many patients suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome are misdiagnosed and therefore put on an incorrect or inappropriate pharmaceutical program. 

Individuals interested in learning more are encouraged to research the topic on the web.  There are many fine organizations working in the Asperger’s world today. The information given above is a composite of  information presented on several of these sites and is given here as a quick overview.

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