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What is Asperger’s Syndrome?

Dr Hans Asperger, an Austrian paediatrician, originally described Asperger’s Syndrome in 1944. The syndrome has more recently been classified as an autistic spectrum disorder.Children and adults with Aspergers’s Syndrome have an intellectual capacity within the normal range, but have a distinct differences from their fellow pupils as well. These include:-

Problems developing friendships that are appropriate our own development level.
Not being able to fully use non-verbal behaviour such as eye gaze, facial expression and body language in a social interaction, like when we are talking with people, alone or in groups.
Lack of social and emotional empathy, i.e being able to respond emtionally to what has been said to us by someone else.
Impaired ability to identify social cues and conventions. Like the so-called ‘normal’ way to act and respond in given social situations.
Communication skills - We have fluent speech but difficulites with conversation skills and a tendency to be pedantic and make a literal intrepretation.
Interests - We have a tendency to have interests that are very intense and focused, more so than most people.
We prefer routine and consistency, not unplanned for events. We can also have general cluminess and problems with handwriting. We can be hypersensitive to auditory stimulation, noise and stuff and tactlity, feeling things. We can have problems with time management and organising ourselves. Can find it hard explaining thoughts and ideas using speech. We have a different, not defective, way of thinking. We have a strong desire to seek knowledge, truth and perfection and a different perception of situations and sensory experiences. Sometimes we would ratheer solve a problem than satisfy the social or emotional needs of others. We would rather be creative than co-operative. We can see errors than others cannot see, give lots of attention to detail, sometimes not noticing the ‘big picture’. We are direct, speak our mind and are honest and determined. We have a strong sense of social justice. Although we can sometimes seek and enjoy solitude we can also be a loyal friend and give them the benefit of our keen sense’s of humour.