| First thing to know is, what is Asperger's disease? | | | | person has asperger's disease they probably |
| Before you try to treat a sleep disorder, or | | | | suffer from a sleep disorder, more commonly |
| associate it with having Asperger's, make sure | | | | insomnia. Children with asperger's disease usually |
| you know that the child experiencing sleep issues | | | | have a problem with initiating sleep, and the |
| actually has Asperger's disease. | | | | continuity of sleep. |
| This disease is a neurological condition belonging to | | | | This is do-to the neuropsychiatric deficit that is |
| autism spectrum disorders. Most common effects | | | | inherent of asperger's. Of course this will more |
| are those relating to motor skills. They will be | | | | than likely carry into adulthood. If the individual is |
| uncoordinated, and will have difficulty doing things | | | | loosing sleep, then other problems will start to |
| that comes natural to most children. | | | | arise. |
| Such as jumping, running, climbing, and riding a | | | | Daytime fatigue, loss of appetite, and possible |
| bike. But it is important to recognize the | | | | depression are a few of those problems. All of |
| difference between this condition, and what is | | | | these things should be taken into consideration |
| considered to be autism. Although sometimes | | | | when planning a course of action that should |
| confused with autism, there is one key difference, | | | | include medical help. |
| and that is in communication skills. | | | | There have been sleep studies done with adults |
| Those diagnosed with autism usually have | | | | that have asperger's syndrome. In those cases, |
| problems with both verbal and nonverbal | | | | sleep diaries were used to document all sleep |
| communication. On the other hand, those with | | | | habits. Included were times the participants fell |
| asperger' disease actually achieve a high level of | | | | asleep, length of time they slept, how often the |
| communication, and speak very well. | | | | woke, naps during the day, along with what their |
| The problem is, they tend to be very narrowly | | | | eating, drinking, and smoking habits were. |
| focused on a singular subject. They will talk | | | | In the end regardless of each persons own |
| obsessively about their interest and little else. | | | | personal habits 18 out 20 people had insomnia. So |
| They will actually excel in the knowledge of the | | | | there does appear to be a correlation between |
| subject that is consuming them to the point of | | | | having asperger's syndrome, and suffering from a |
| becoming an expert. | | | | sleep disorder. |
| Unfortunately, anything someone else might want | | | | Of course always speak with a medical |
| to talk about, takes a back seat to his or her | | | | professional before trying to treat anything on |
| interest. This makes it difficult for them to | | | | your own. In this case you have two disorders to |
| interact with others who would normally want to | | | | treat. First you need to take care of the |
| talk about a wider area of interests. | | | | asperger's disease, which could be causing the |
| Some other symptoms to watch for are, limited | | | | anxiety that leads to the insomnia. |
| social skills, problems expressing themselves in a | | | | You don't want to start taking, or giving |
| nonverbal manner, routines they can't break away | | | | medication to someone for an issue that might |
| from that they will continue to repeat, and | | | | lead to more problems down the road. Consult |
| problems relating to their peers. | | | | your doctor, get the best medical advice you can, |
| There is a better than average chance that if a | | | | and be safe. |