Aspergers

Aspergers

Definition of Aspergers: a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often a narrow set of interests, but involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities now considered one of the Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Causes: The cause of Asburgers is still unknown today. Even though the causes are suspected to be a combination of genetic and enviornmental factors.

Category it falls under: Developmental disorder

Signs and Symptoms: Social awkwardness, no friends Obsessions, focused on one subject Lack of eye contact Sensitivity to noise, touch, feel of clothing Slow to begin talking Odd speech, extreme logic, very prop er speech Anger, aggression, hitting others Craves routines Appears lost, or in their own world Flapping hands Communication problems or motor skills Stimming behaviors Engaging in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or trying to change the subject. Displaying unusual nonverbal communication, such as lack of eye contact, few facial expressions, or awkward body postures and gestures. Showing an intense obsession with one or two specific, narrow subjects, such as baseball statistics, train shedules, weather or snakes. Appearing not to understand, empathize with or be sensitive to others' feelings. Having a hard time "reading" other people or understanding humor. Speaking in a voice that is, rigid or unusually fast. Moving clumsily, with poor coordination.

Public Perception: People refuse to talk to them think they are weird, or even stupid, look down on them.

Treatments: ~No cure for Aspergers Communication and social skills training Cognitive behavioral therapy Medication Aripiprazole (abilify) Guanfacine (Intuniv) Selective serotonin reptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Risperidone (Risperdal) Naltrexone (Revia) Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Relates to: @Autism @Obsessive Compulsive Disorder @ADHD

Book Citation: Sonal Jhaveri. "Asperger's Disorder." Diseases and Disorders. New york: Marshall Cavendish, UDS 2002.

Website Citations: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aspergers-syndrome/DS00551/DSECTION=symptoms http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Causes_Asperger_Syndrome/overview/adam20?fdid=Adamv2_001549§ion=Full_Article []