| If you feel that your child might suffer from | | | | The team of doctors and analysts will submit a |
| Asperger's syndrome, there are many different | | | | neurological assessment of the patient, as well as |
| ways to diagnose it. Most doctors will recommend | | | | a genetic assessment to see if things like autism |
| a full battery of tests that check many different | | | | of Asperger's runs in the family. The child will also |
| aspects of the child's development. There is no | | | | undergo I.Q. tests, tests to judge his |
| one definitive test that can tell a parent if their | | | | psychomotor development, and a complete |
| child suffers from Asperger's, so an entire group | | | | evaluation of communication skills as well as the |
| of tests are usually performed for diagnosing | | | | ability to maintain eye contact and to understand |
| Asperger's. | | | | verbal cues that a healthy child at the same age |
| The first step for most kids in getting a proper | | | | would react to. |
| Asperger's diagnosis is undergoing screening at the | | | | Once all the testing is complete, the test results |
| doctor's that measures things like cognitive | | | | will be combined with any symptoms that the |
| development. | | | | child is showing and also take the child's |
| As any mother can tell you, these screenings are | | | | developmental history into consideration before |
| completely normal and every child goes through | | | | making a determination. At this point, a decision is |
| them. It is usually at these screenings that a | | | | usually made one way or the other. |
| doctor can tell if there is a problem or not and | | | | Asperger's disorder can change the way you and |
| whether a referral should be made to a specialist. | | | | your child live your life, and while it is not nearly |
| The second step is actually when your child would | | | | as debilitating as a diagnosis of autism, it will |
| be assessed in order to make a diagnosis. This | | | | impact almost all aspects of your child's life, |
| can be carried out by more than one health | | | | depending on the severity. He or she can still go |
| professional, so it may involve a number of | | | | on to live a full, enriching and rewarding life, but |
| appointments who would want to see your child | | | | things socially may be very awkward as years go |
| and also speak in detail to you about their | | | | on. |
| behavior. | | | | For more information about symptoms and the |
| The team of doctors that the child will interact | | | | various treatments for Asperger's Syndrome sign |
| with is wide-ranging. It usually includes a speech | | | | up for the free newsletter below. |
| therapist to determine if the child's language skills | | | | While there is no conclusive proof, it is thought |
| are developing correctly, a psychiatrist to help | | | | that people such as Albert Einstein and even Sir |
| analyze the mental development of the child, a | | | | Isaac Newton might have had Asperger's |
| neurologist to look for any problems in the child's | | | | syndrome. So, diagnosing Asperger's is far from a |
| nervous system and any other doctors that the | | | | social death sentence for any child, it just means |
| child's pediatrician feels is necessary to properly | | | | living your life in a different way than you might |
| diagnose the child. | | | | have originally imagined. |