Asperger’s SyndromeBy Katie Clark

How is the condition inherited?

It is inherited possibly through genetics but they are not sure. One article said that people

that have autism, which asperger’s is part of ,have abnormalities in their frontal and

partial lobes.

SymptomsRepetitive routines or ritualsParticularities in speech and language, like

speaking in overly formal matter, monotone, or taking things literally

Socially and emotionally not needed behavior and inability to interact successfully with friends

Problems with non-verbal communication ClumsyObsess over things

TreatmentsTherapy for – poor communication skills,

clumsiness, and obsessive or repeated routines

Early intervention is keyTraining: social skills Medication (depression, anxiety)Occupational or physical therapy for poor

motor skills Specialized speech/language therapy Parental training and support (parents only)

Prognosis/OutlookGoodEarly intervention key

Testing MRI“Sally-Anne” test

MiscMany names= “Little Professor's Syndrome”,

Asperger’s , Asperger’s disorder, HAF (highly functioning autism), & PDD(Pervasive Developmental Disorders)

Discovered by an Austrian physician named Hans Asperger in 1944

Some conditions with the syndrome, OCDCan be confused with ADHD, and ADD

because they are so closely related (symptom wise)

Part of the Autism Spectrum Disorders

Works Cited

www.NINDS.comwww.newsweek.com/id/168868/page/1www.faculty.washington.edu/chudler/asp.htm

lwww.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-s

yndrome-topic-overveiwDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), pages 80-84