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Asperger's Syndrome
Imagine a neurological disorder that can be lead to depression, anxiety, or alcoholism. Relationship problems, Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, and ADAH are also common outcomes. What ailment could this be? It is a disorder called Asperger’s Syndrome.
Asperger’s Syndrome, or Asperger Disorder, is known as high functioning Autism. It is placed on the Autistic Spectrum that classifies disorders with a deficiency in verbal and communication skills, and thought and behavioral patterns. (According to the NINDS) Telltale signs of Asperger’s are diverse and contain many different characteristics. Christopher Gillberg, a physician who studied Asperger Syndrome extensively, created a set of six of the most common characteristics. “Social impairment with extreme egocentricity, limited interests and preoccupations, repetitive routines or rituals, speech and language peculiarities, non-verbal communication problems, and motor clumsiness” (Stephen Bauer, M.D., M.P.H) are signs that a child might have Asperger’s.
Although Asperger’s is a form of Autism, it is not as rare to find a child with this syndrome. About 25 children out of every 10,000 are likely to be inflicted with Asperger’s. Boys are almost four times more likely to be affected than girls. Asperger Syndrome ranges in it’s severity, so it is possible that it could be passed off as in attention in the classroom, but Asperger’s is seen in a lot of mainstream classrooms because of this. The children are not as aloof as if they had autism. Most of these children are aware of their social difficulty and want to learn how to make friends.
There has been a link showing that Asperger’s syndrome can be passed down through genetics. This can only happen if one parent, usually the father, has shown signs or traits of having Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger’s also has the tendency to run in families where depression and bipolar disorder is present, according to Rebecca Frey, PhD.
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