Things You Ought To Know About Asperger's Syndrome
Does your child have a incredibly difficult time in social situations
? It might be that your kid has Asperger syndrome. What is meant by "a very hard time in social situations"? Well, perhaps you've noticed some of the following symptoms that characterize individuals with Aspergers syndrome:
* An inability to pick up on social cues, like interpreting others' body language.
* A trend to continue long, one-sided conversations without even noticing whether or not the listener is listening or trying to switch the subject.
* Difficulty grasping the usually delicate differences in speech that can change how other's communication is received. For instance, children with Aspergers may not understand when a joke is being told, or might miss the irony intended and, rather, may take a comment at face value.
* Their own speech may be flat and hard to comprehend because of a shortage of pitch or tone.
* Discomfort with some changes in habits.
* May either stare at others, or avoid eye contact.
* May appear not to have compassion.
* Can be preoccupied with only one or two interests, that they're extremely knowledgeable about. This preoccupation limits on obsession. They might talk a lot about this interest, and often carry on one-sided conversations.
* Motor growth may be delayed, with difficulty learning to ride a cycle, dine with a spoon or fork, or other hand/eye coordination tasks, as well as that of handwriting.
* Quickly overstimulated by lights, loud noises, or other stimuli.
A child with one or two of these symptoms doesn't essentially have Aspergers--after all, these symptoms may illustrate a bulk of children you know. The key to diagnosis is having a combination of these symptoms AND having severe difficulty with social situations. Parents might first see this while their kid starts to interact with other kids. Is maybe your kid unable to make friends with other children?
Asperger syndrome is grouped with other autistic spectrum disorders, which encompass issues with communication and other social skills. But Asperger's syndrome is usually considered to be at the less severe end of this spectrum. Though in few ways Asperger is similar to autism, children with Asperger usually have normal intellectual and language growth. And they usually try harder to make friends and to interact with others.
Kids with Asperger syndrome vary in the severity of their symptoms, and in the number of the symptoms they show. Because of this, no two children with Asperger's are the same. Asperger's underlying reasons, considered to be genetically based, cannot be "cured." Instead, treatment, in the form of either communication and social skills training or cognitive behavior therapy, could help your kid learn to more easily fit into their social world.
by: Dave Angel
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