An Overview of Aspergers Syndrome

Asperger's syndrome is a form of autism which is a lifelong dysfunction that affects how a person perceives the world, processes information and relates to other people. Autism is often described as a "spectrum disorder" because this condition affects people in different ways and to different levels. Asperger's syndrome is basically a latent " latent dysfunction." This means that it is impossible to determine the presence of someone Asperger's syndrome in appearance. People with this disorders have difficulties in three main areas. There are: social communication, social interaction, social imagination. When we meet people, we can usually form an opinion about them. By their expression of face, tone of voice and body language we can tell whether they are happy, angry or sad and we trying react accordingly. People with Asperger's are more difficult to interpret signs like intonation, facial expressions, gestures that most people take for granted. This means that it is more difficult for them to communicate and interact with other people, which can lead them to strong anxiety and confusion.

Although there are some similarities with classical autism, such as, people with Asperger's syndrome have less pronounced speech problems, and often they have average or above average intelligence. They usually don't have a concomitant autism-related learning disability, but they can still have some learning difficulties. These may include dyslexia, apraxia (dyspraxia), or other disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and epilepsy. With proper support and stimulation, people with Asperger's syndrome, they can lead a full and independent life.

The characteristics of Asperger's syndrome vary from each person, but usually are divided into three main groups.

• Difficulties with social communication

People with Asperger's are sometimes difficult to express themselves emotionally and socially. For example: they have difficulty understanding gestures, facial expressions or tone of voice, it is difficult for them to determine when to start or end a conversation, and to choose a topic for the conversation. They use complex words and phrases but do not fully understand what they mean, they can be very literal, and the mind is difficult to understand jokes, anecdotes, metaphors, and sarcasm. To help a person with Asperger's syndrome understand you better, try to be clear and concise.

• Difficulties with social interaction

Many people with Asperger's syndrome want to be sociable, but face difficulty in initiating and maintaining social relationships, which may cause them great anxiety and excitement. People with this disorder often use difficulties with creating and maintaining friendly relations, can’t understand the unwritten "social norms" that most of us perceive without thinking. For example, they may stand too close to another person or start an inappropriate topic of conversation to consider other people unpredictable and confusing, to become closed and make an impression of apathy and indifference to other people, seem to mean almost alienated, to behave so that from the outside it might look incorrect.

• Difficulties with social imagination

People with Asperger's can have a lot of imagination in the usual sense of the word. For example, many of them become writers, artists and musicians. But people with Asperger's syndrome can be difficulty with social imagination. For example: difficulties in presenting alternative outcomes of situations and predicting what might happen in the future, difficulties in understanding and presenting their point of view of others, difficulties in interpreting other people's thoughts, feelings and actions. Some children with Asperger's may have difficulties while playing games where you have to pretend to be someone. They can prefer lessons which are based on logic and consistency, such as mathematics.

• Love for a certain order

In an effort to make the world less disorderly and confusing, people with Asperger's syndrome can set the rules and regulations they insist on. Young children, for example, may insist on always taking the same road to school. Class of their disorder results in sudden change in schedule. People with Asperger's syndrome often prefer to build their daily routine according to a certain pattern. For example, if they work at certain hours, unexpected delays or things at work can cause them to be alarmed, worried or upset.

• A special dedication

People with Asperger's syndrome can exhibit a strong, sometimes obsessive, interest in a hobby or collecting. Sometimes these interests persist throughout life, in other cases, one interest is replaced by an unrelated interest. For example, a person with Asperger's syndrome can focus on learning everything you need to know about trains or computers. Some of them have exceptional knowledge in their chosen field of activity. With an incentive, interests and skills can be so developed that people with Asperger's syndrome can study or work in a circle of their favorite businesses.

• Sensory difficulties

People with Asperger's can be sensory difficulties. They can manifest themselves in one or all kinds of sensations (vision, hearing, smell, touch or taste). The degree of difficulty varies each person, most often human feelings or enhanced (ultra-sensitive) or underdeveloped (low-sensitive). For example, bright light, loud sounds, irresistible smells, the specific structure of food and the surface of certain materials can be a cause of anxiety and pain for people with Asperger's syndrome. People with sensory sensitivity also find it more difficult to use their body's perception system in the environment. This system tells us where our bodies are. Those who have weakened the perception of the body, it is more difficult to move between rooms, avoid obstacles, stand at an appropriate distance from other people and perform tasks related to fine motor skills, such as tying shoelaces. Some people with Asperger syndrome may rock or spin to keep the balance or to better cope with stress.

The exact cause of Asperger's syndrome is still being studied. However, studies show that a combination of factors genetic and ecological can cause changes in brain development. Asperger's syndrome is not the result of educating people, their social circumstances, and not the fault of the person with the disorder.

Currently, there is no medicine and no special treatment for Asperger's syndrome. Children with Asperger's become adults with Asperger's. However, since the understanding of this disorder is improving, and provide our services continue to develop. People with Asperger's syndrome have more opportunities to realize their potential. There are several approaches, treatments and measures that can improve a person's quality of life. For example, these may be methods based on the development of communication, behavioral therapy and changes in diet.