| Autistic Disorder or Autism is a | | | | range of interest. |
| developmental disability that has a crucial | | | | |
| impact on the normal development of the | | | | Interestingly enough, the language is lucid |
| brain. It affects the cognitive portions | | | | before age four. Although speech is |
| that are significant for social integration | | | | sometimes repetitive, the grammar is usually |
| and everyday living skills. People who | | | | very good. Their voices tend to be flat and |
| suffer with Autism have deficits in the areas | | | | emotionless. Individuals with Aspergers are |
| of social interactions and communication | | | | obsessed with complex topics and are often |
| skills. | | | | described as eccentric. Ironically, they are |
| | | | in the above-average range in verbal agility, |
| Children and adults alike who are diagnosed | | | | yet many have dyslexia, writing problems as |
| with Autism typically have difficulty with | | | | well as difficulty with mathematics. The |
| normal verbal or non-verbal communication | | | | Autism Asperger individual is socially aware, |
| such as eye-to-eye contact, facial | | | | however displays inappropriate reciprocal |
| expressions, body postures and general | | | | interaction. Their movements may be clumsy |
| gestures associated with simple interactions. | | | | or awkward and they present odd forms of |
| | | | self-stimulatory behavior. |
| Basically, normal peer relationships are | | | | |
| diminished due to the lack of social skills. | | | | The main characteristic of Aspergers Syndrome |
| People with Autism tend to migrate toward | | | | that makes its children unique and |
| exclusive activities. Unfortunately, this | | | | fascinating is their peculiar areas of |
| disease also affects self-help daily living | | | | "special interest". This is very different |
| skills. It affects toileting, feeding, | | | | from typical Autism in that those children's |
| dressing and/or brushing teeth, etc. | | | | interests are more likely to be objects or |
| Moreover, one person with Autism may | | | | parts of objects. |
| experience very different symptoms and | | | | |
| behaviors than the next. | | | | The Asperger's Syndrome children are |
| | | | fascinated with the intellectual dynamics of |
| Due to this broad range of symptoms, Autism | | | | subjects. Even prior to attending school, |
| has been called the "Spectrum" Disorder. | | | | these children will display an obsessive |
| Specifically, a person that is suffering with | | | | interest in areas such as math, science, |
| mild autistic symptoms is at one end of the | | | | reading or even some aspect of history or |
| spectrum. A person with severe autistic | | | | geography. |
| symptoms is at the other end of the spectrum. | | | | |
| Autism is now often referred to as the | | | | Another major characteristic that identifies |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One of the | | | | Autism Aspergers from the typical Autism is |
| conditions of ASD is the Asperger's Syndrome. | | | | the socialization deficit. In most cases, |
| | | | children with AS express a desire to fit in |
| Asperger's Syndrome is a form of the Autistic | | | | socially. Typical Autism victims suggest |
| Disorder where people have relatively fewer | | | | complete exclusion and seclusion. In fact, |
| developmental delays. Asperger's Syndrome is | | | | AS individuals tend to become frustrated |
| actually said to be hereditary by researchers | | | | because they aren't able to interact |
| as it has been simultaneously diagnosed with | | | | appropriately. |
| depression and bipolar diseases. Asperger's | | | | |
| Syndrome is applied to identify the mildest | | | | Lastly, the use of language skills is can be |
| and highest functioning end of Autism | | | | used to determine if a child should be |
| spectrum. It is a high functioning form of | | | | diagnosed with the Autistic Disorder or |
| Autism. Therefore, it is at the mild | | | | Asperger's Syndrome. AS children have |
| spectrum of Autism. There is no prescribed | | | | language skills that are very strong and |
| regimen of treatment for this disease; | | | | tends to be very concrete. AS children have |
| however adults may live productive, | | | | difficulty dealing with humor; tendency not |
| independent lives. | | | | to get jokes or laughing at odd times because |
| | | | they have difficulty with give or take with |
| Three basic aspects of development are | | | | conversations, since their conversations tend |
| affected by Aspersers. They are the use of | | | | to be self-oriented. Thus, these are |
| language for communicative purposes and | | | | differences that identify each disease as |
| certain behaviors with stylistic | | | | separate afflictions as they are very |
| characteristics, social relatedness and | | | | difficult to diagnose. |
| social skills, and a limited, but intense | | | | |