What is Asper Syndrome?
Asperger syndrome or Asperger’s disorder was first described by Viennese pediatrician Hans Asperger in the year of 1940. Once, a Viennese pediatrician, Hans Asperger noticed ASD-like behavior in some people, having difficulties in communicational skills and social interaction skills with normal intelligence and language development.
In the year 1944, Viennese pediatrician Hans Asperger described four children in his practice who had some difficulties in expressing and interacting with others and socially. Those children lacked some nonverbal skills and failed to express their empathy and were not physically fit.
Then Asperger called the condition “autistic psychopathy”. Many experts and professionals felt Asperger’s syndrome was simply a milder form of autism. They used the term “high-functioning autism” to describe those people affecting by Asper Syndrome.
In the year of 1994, Asperger’s Disorder was added to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as a separate disorder from Autism.
Characteristics of Asperger Syndrome:
The behaviors Asperger Syndrome include the following:
- Difficulty in understanding other’s feelings as well as own.
- Superior rote memory.
- Sensitivity to loud noises, clothing and food textures, environment and odors.
- Speech and language problems and difficulties.
- Fascinating with maps, globes, and even routes.
- Difficulty to make friends of the same age.
- Socially and emotionally difficulties with improper responses.
- Repetitive Behaviors.
- Facing problems in reading or interpreting social clues.
- Failed to have eye-contact.
- Engaging in one particular thing or continue playing with a particular thing.
Diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome:
As Asperger’s Syndrome is not severe like autism and has a milder effect on people, so the Asperger’s syndrome often remains undiagnosed until a child or adult begins to have serious difficulties in school, college or workplace or when in personal lives.
There is no single test that can tell who is affected by Asperger’s Syndrome. Even as has no cure. For some people, this formal diagnosis is not at all helpful but for many, timely and thorough check-ups and diagnosis are very helpful as,
- It helps people with Asperger’s Syndrome to understand the reason for the difficulties and why do they experience certain difficulties and even they can understand what to do about them.
- It also allows people to access help and support and mental support.