Autism And Asperger Syndrome-Similarities And Differences

The Asperger syndrome affects children anddisorders is to interact with the persons around
adults patients by modifying their communicationthe. They hardly ever make and sustain an
skills and making them unable to interact with theeye-contact, resist cuddling, reject any form of
persons around them. The autistic disorder inaffection and never look for it, cannot stand being
most cases associates the lack of communicationkissed, have difficulties in making friends and are
skills with learning disabilities.mostly unable to play with children their age.
The Asperger syndrome is an autistic disorderAutistic patients are not able to understand
related to autism but with less symptoms or lessemotions coming from other persons and have
serious modifications. The pure autism is rare,problems with obeying simple rules; this leads
about one case in 5000 children and it occurs fourthem to the incapacity of frequenting a regular
times more often in male children than in girls.school.
Autistic spectrum disorders are all conditionsPatients show an obsessive interests for
implying symptoms related to the manifestationsrepetitive actions and might look at an object fro
of autism.an increased period of time. They have no
The exact cause of autism cases is still unknownimagination and are not interested in imaginative
to scientists but researchers have detected aplay. The games are almost the same every day
possible link between the condition and a geneticand usually match with playing methods used by
factor without any actual pattern of inheritance.younger children. The ability to communicate with
Autistic modifications are blamed on brainothers is disturbed, cannot keep a conversation
damages and abnormal development before birth,and cannot use words in meaningful sentences.
during childbirth or after birth.Regular actions like walking, sitting up or down will
The first signs of an autistic disorder appear soonbe later acknowledged and assimilated than
after birth in severe cases but usually betweennormally. All patients with autistic disorders tend to
the age of 3-4 when parents observe abnormalbe clumsy and struggle the games lessons at
modifications in the child's behavior. There areschool. Older patients develop obsessive interests
three main symptom groups involved in autismfor exact timetables and resist changes in their
and patients with the Asperger syndrome haveenvironment. They rapidly become agitated and
only some of these signs, unlike the children withangered if their routine is modified. Autistic children
actual autism who suffer from disorders from allare extremely sensitive noise and light and might
of the three symptoms groups.show severe responses.
The main difficulty of children with autistic