Imagine yourself sitting in a classroom between the ages of 5 and 9 thinking that you are just a normal child; education is going well, no problems with developing language. At that point, another child approaches you and you find yourself uncomfortable not knowing how to handle it, in turn not understanding what their body language means. Suddenly that one day has turned your life upside down due to the fact you have just gone to the doctor and became diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. At this age, you may not know exactly what this means,on the other hand, you do recognize that you’re different from the other children around you. A form of autism considered to be on the “ Higher- functioning end of the autism spectrum,” called Asperger
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In order for him to come up with this diagnosis According to http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/aspergers-syndrome/ he had to “Observe autism like behaviors and difficulties with social and communication skills in boys who had normal development and language development.” The way you can first diagnosis is by taking your child to a specialist so they can perform an assessment on them as well as a psychosocial evaluation. Before they will even do an assessment there will need to be signs showing that they may have this disorder. Signs include “ normal language development as well as normal intelligence. The DSM-IV criteria for Asperger’s specified that the individual must have “severe and sustained impairment in social interaction, and the development of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities that must cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.” (http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/aspergers-syndrome/ ) Without those signs a specialist will not be able to diagnose your child with …show more content…
Andre is a perfect example of someone who has asperger 's syndrome and is living a happy life. He is doing what he loves working in the school system as an assistant teacher, he is in the planning process of his wedding with the love of his life, and he is worshiping every sunday. Therefore it is a proven fact that a person with this disorder can live a normal and happy life. Even though, it is said to last a lifetime it can decrease within time as you treat it. If left untreated the disorder is more than likely to increase. Some of the best ways for treatment is said to be interventions and therapies. http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/asperger.html# states “ behaviors and problems can differ widely from child to child, so there isn 't a "typical" or prescribed treatment. But, depending on what their strengths and weaknesses
In order for him to come up with this diagnosis According to http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/aspergers-syndrome/ he had to “Observe autism like behaviors and difficulties with social and communication skills in boys who had normal development and language development.” The way you can first diagnosis is by taking your child to a specialist so they can perform an assessment on them as well as a psychosocial evaluation. Before they will even do an assessment there will need to be signs showing that they may have this disorder. Signs include “ normal language development as well as normal intelligence. The DSM-IV criteria for Asperger’s specified that the individual must have “severe and sustained impairment in social interaction, and the development of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities that must cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning.” (http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/aspergers-syndrome/ ) Without those signs a specialist will not be able to diagnose your child with …show more content…
Andre is a perfect example of someone who has asperger 's syndrome and is living a happy life. He is doing what he loves working in the school system as an assistant teacher, he is in the planning process of his wedding with the love of his life, and he is worshiping every sunday. Therefore it is a proven fact that a person with this disorder can live a normal and happy life. Even though, it is said to last a lifetime it can decrease within time as you treat it. If left untreated the disorder is more than likely to increase. Some of the best ways for treatment is said to be interventions and therapies. http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/asperger.html# states “ behaviors and problems can differ widely from child to child, so there isn 't a "typical" or prescribed treatment. But, depending on what their strengths and weaknesses