Jacob Asperger Case Study

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Jacob is an eighteen year old teenage boy who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when he was very young. He is not good at reading someone, and he is pretty terrible with social skills. He often makes other people feel uncomfortable because of his bold approach and his unusual topics. He likes routine and freaks out if things do not go the way they were suppose to go. He loves criminal shows, and he knows almost everything that goes along with solving a criminal case. He is known around the area for showing up at crime scenes and telling the police what they need to do, and he usually is completely correct. Jacob knows that he lacks social skills and that he creeps people out, but he does not know how to fix this issue. He has good

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