What is Asperger syndrome? Asperger syndrome is one of the many forms of autism. An individual who has Asperger syndrome may seem just like any other person when it comes to their intelligence, but they lack in the department of having social skills. They also have a habit of being very obsessive on one topic or they might tend to perform similar behaviors over and over. In the year of 2013 doctors discovered that Asperger syndrome was classified in a different way. “It is now part of a broader category called autism spectrum disorder (ASD)” ("Asperger's Syndrome", 2016). Even though it has been changed most people still use the term Asperger’s. This paper will discuss the symptoms that come with the illness of autism spectrum disorder, famous
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He had to overcome this huge obstacle in his path but he still found a way to make it work with all the things that affect you as a person when you have autism spectrum disorder. He has been very successful in his career and has made many hit movies such as “Ghost Busters” and the “Blues Brothers”. “In an interview, Aykroyd says his Asperger syndrome contributed to the inspiration for the hit movie Ghostbusters, telling the Daily Mail, "One of my symptoms included my obsession with ghosts and law enforcement -- I carry around a police badge with me, for example” ("Dan Aykroyd Talks About his Asperger's Diagnosis", 2013). Another famous person who is plagued by this disorder is Heather Kuzmich. In 2007 she made her mark on America’s Next Top Model. In her mind, she said she was thinking “It was a point in my life where I was thinking either Asperger’s was going to define me or I was going to be able to work around it” ("These 8 Inspiring People Will Change The Way You Think About Autism And Asperger's", 2013). By saying this, she embraced her situation and made the best of it. She ended up placing fifth and got voted as the viewers favorite eight weeks in a row. She is an inspiration to all people who struggle with similar things that hold them back. Just like her they too need to just go for what their heart desires and don’t care about what other may think or say about them. Heather did what she wanted to do. She made herself a role model like when she said “I wanted to be a role model for girls who aren’t the most popular and are picked on.” ("These 8 Inspiring People Will Change The Way You Think About Autism And Asperger's", 2013). Another famous person who made their life into something with the toll of autism spectrum disorder is James Durbin. James made it on to an American Idol album. During his early school
He had to overcome this huge obstacle in his path but he still found a way to make it work with all the things that affect you as a person when you have autism spectrum disorder. He has been very successful in his career and has made many hit movies such as “Ghost Busters” and the “Blues Brothers”. “In an interview, Aykroyd says his Asperger syndrome contributed to the inspiration for the hit movie Ghostbusters, telling the Daily Mail, "One of my symptoms included my obsession with ghosts and law enforcement -- I carry around a police badge with me, for example” ("Dan Aykroyd Talks About his Asperger's Diagnosis", 2013). Another famous person who is plagued by this disorder is Heather Kuzmich. In 2007 she made her mark on America’s Next Top Model. In her mind, she said she was thinking “It was a point in my life where I was thinking either Asperger’s was going to define me or I was going to be able to work around it” ("These 8 Inspiring People Will Change The Way You Think About Autism And Asperger's", 2013). By saying this, she embraced her situation and made the best of it. She ended up placing fifth and got voted as the viewers favorite eight weeks in a row. She is an inspiration to all people who struggle with similar things that hold them back. Just like her they too need to just go for what their heart desires and don’t care about what other may think or say about them. Heather did what she wanted to do. She made herself a role model like when she said “I wanted to be a role model for girls who aren’t the most popular and are picked on.” ("These 8 Inspiring People Will Change The Way You Think About Autism And Asperger's", 2013). Another famous person who made their life into something with the toll of autism spectrum disorder is James Durbin. James made it on to an American Idol album. During his early school