| Asperger syndrome definition (also called | | | | very narrow, though often well spoken manner |
| Asperger's disorder), is a neurodevelopmental | | | | that is often very bookish in its approach. They |
| disorder discovered by Dr. Hans Asperger. He | | | | are very precise in what they say and how they |
| was an Austrian scientist who did his early work | | | | interpret what is said to them. These people |
| in the 1940s. The Second World War prevented | | | | frequently have an interesting sense of humor |
| his investigations from coming to light until the | | | | with a knack for puns. |
| late1990s when his work was translated from | | | | In other methods of communication like written |
| German to English. | | | | words, it's interesting to see that the children with |
| Asperger's syndrome by definition, AS, has many | | | | Asperger's are often as skilled as other children. |
| of the same symptoms as autism, but they | | | | But their use of the letters and proper words lack |
| seem to be consistently of a lesser degree. | | | | a degree of skill. |
| People with Asperger's have difficulties with social | | | | Those with Asperger's have the same unusual |
| interactions. This is something that does not come | | | | difficulties in dealing with emotional interplay. They |
| naturally to them and must be learned, instead of | | | | are unable to show empathy with others. They |
| happening intuitively as it does with others. People | | | | do not make normal attachments with people and |
| with AS have difficulty making eye contact, it | | | | may even be more attached to things then to |
| makes them very uncomfortable. They also have | | | | people. When told they have reacted improperly |
| unusual gestures sometimes exaggerated, | | | | to others emotions they react with anger or |
| sometimes just not what you'd expect. | | | | shock, not understanding how what they did was |
| People with Asperger's are often fixated on | | | | wrong. The five senses cause them some |
| certain things or specific interests. One person | | | | problems; they are very sensitive to smell, touch, |
| may be obsessed with American Presidents while | | | | sound, sight and taste with overload being a big |
| another may fixate on the flags of African | | | | problem for them. |
| countries that have existed for less than | | | | People with Asperger's Syndrome have all the |
| twenty-five years or collect license plates from | | | | same difficulties as those with Kanner's autism |
| blue cars. They may have little interest in other | | | | they just have it to a different degree and people |
| things outside this central obsession. | | | | with Asperger's syndrome tend to over all be |
| In communication people with AS will talk in a | | | | higher functioning. |