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