Asperger's Syndrome Research Paper

There are a plethora of mental disorders recorded throughout history and is familiar throughout the world. One of them being on the spectrum disorder of Autism. And it is considered to be on the high functioning end of the spectrum. This disorder is known as Asperger’s Syndrome, AS. Asperger’s Syndrome has a long history and a wide range of affects. There are many aspects to consider when discussing AS to include, the history, effects, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Asperger’s Syndrome affects children and adults who often have difficulty with social interactions and show a restricted range of interests and/or repetitive behaviors. Asperger’s syndrome was named after an Austrian pediatrician, Hans Asperger, who viewed Asperger’s Syndrome

Even, as a child Hans Asperger showed signs of the condition such as remoteness and talent in language. In 1944, Asperger described children who demonstrated nonverbal communication skills failed to demonstrate empathy, and were physically clumsy. He called the condition “autistic psychopathy”. Autistic psychopathy was found in people of all levels of intelligence, including those with intellectual disabilities unlike today’s AS. But to know what AS is, people have to know the symptoms. The symptoms can vary in range and can be mild to severe. Symptoms are problems with social skills, repetitive speech, communication difficulties, limited range of interests, obsession with specific often unusual topics, and more. Often these symptoms can be a challenge or quite a talent. Although the exact cause of Asperger’s syndrome is not known, the fact that its genetic shows that it’s

However, early detection and treatment can improve quality of an individual’s life (Shroff, 2015). Recently being recognized as a unique disorder, Asperger’s syndrome does not have an exact number of people with the disorder. Though it is more common than Autism, the United States and Canada numbers range from 1 in every 250 children to 1 in every 10,000. It is more likely to occur in males than females. And it is commonly diagnosed between the ages of 2 and 6 when children are gaining communicative and language skills which start to settle in. There is an outlook for people with AS. Children with the disorder may see a lessening of symptoms and no longer need or meet diagnostic criteria in their adult hoods although other dysfunctions, such as social and communication difficulties may persist. People with AS have a normal life expectancy but have an increase psychiatric conditions. And those psychiatric conditions can include depressive disorder, and anxiety that can affect an individual’s prognosis. The impairment of social skills may be lifelong. Again Asperger’s cannot be prevented but if it’s left untreated a severe case of Asperger’s can lead to serious harm for the individual as well as others. According to Ananya Mandal, MD Family and self-education are important when dealing with children with AS. With help families can cope with diagnosis and its development in order to improve the child’s care and