Working with a child that has Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) is different than working with a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) is a developmental disability that is defined in impairments in social relationship and both verbal and nonverbal communication. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a delay in the maturation in the brain and affect parts of the brain that allows children to solve problems, plan ahead, understand others actions, and control impulses. Each child is different and depending on if the child has ADHD or AS will determine the ways that will get them to learn or even get their attention. There are main differences with social abilities when a child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or a child has AS. According to “What is Asperger’s Syndrome?” children with Asperger’s Syndrome have distinct disadvantages with their verbal and nonverbal communication. One of the disadvantage with verbal communication in those who have AS is that they do not understand how to have casual conversations such as how the weather is. For them to hold a conversation it would have to be about a more specific topic or …show more content…
According to the article ADD/ADHD and school on HELPGUIDE.ORG a child with ADHD the neurological defects they have make it hard for them to sit still or be quite during a lesson. It is not that they do not want to they just simply cannot. So to help the child succeed the article recommends setting goals that are realistic with the abilities of the child. If the child completes the goals agreed upon a reward is given to show they have done a good job. The article also recommends that the bigger the task the bigger the