Aspergers Syndrome
Understanding Aspergers Disorder
Symptoms Of Asperger's SyndromeThere are many possible symptoms that a child may have where Asperger's Syndrome is concerned. A child may suffer from mild to severe symptoms. They may also only suffer from a few of the symptoms or they may suffer from many. As there is such a wide variety of symptoms which relate to Asperger's Syndrome it is common that no two children will suffer from it in the same way. A parent will often first notice the symptoms in one form or another of Asperger's Syndrome when their child starts pre-school and starts to interact with other children or adults. Often these children will show some of the following symptoms. 1. Are unable to pick up on social cues and lack the inborn social skills. This will include then not being able to read other people's body language, they start or maintain a conversation and take turns in talking. 2. Will dislike any changes made to their routines. 3. They may appear to lack understanding of what is going on around them. 4. Will be unable to recognise the subtle differences in a persons speech such as the tone, pitch and accent that will often alter the meaning of one's speech. So such children may find it difficult to understand a joke or may take a sarcastic comment made by someone seriously. Likewise a child who has Asperger's Syndrome speech may well be flat and difficult to undersand as it lacks tone, pitch and accent. 5. They will avoid eye contact with those around them. 6. Some children may suffer from unusual facial expressions or posture. 7. They can be preoccupied with one or only a few interests which they may be very knowledgeable about. Often many children who suffer from this syndrome will be overly interested in parts of a whole or in unusual activities. Some will enjoy doing such things as intricate jigsaw puzzles, or designing houses or drawing highly detailed scenes. 8. They will talk a lot usually on a favorite subject and often these conversations are one sided. You often a child who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome will verbalize their thoughts. Unfortunately children who suffer from Asperger's Syndrome will have delayed motor development so that may be late in learning how to use a fork or spoon, as well as riding a bike or catching a ball. You may also find that a symptom associated with Asperger's Syndrome is that the child will have an awkward walk. There are many other symptoms which are related with Asperger's syndrome in relation to them having heightened sensitivity and may well get over stimulated by loud noises, lights or strong tastes and textures. Whilst others may have advanced rote memorization and math skills, Such children as these may be able to memorize dates, formulas and phone numbers in unusually accurate detail compared to others. Differences Between Aspergers Syndrome And Autism Aspergers Resources Links Page Diagnosing Aspergers Syndrome Treating Aspbergers Syndrome
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