There is often many misconceptions about what Asperger’s syndrome is as well as what Autism spectrum disorders are.How much do you really know about these disorders? Many people are afraid of these disorders because they don’t understand them. The following research should will be able to help people reformulate their knowledge on these topics. You hear the name Asperger’s and you know it sounds familiar, Because it is, but what is this disorder? Asperger’s syndrome is one of the known disorders on the Autism spectrum. People who have this disorder are known to have higher IQ’s than those who don’t. There are many characteristics that go into Asperger’s syndrome and are not all present at one time and can even vary from person to person.
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One of the main problems with doing so is the flaws you have to deal with and confront along the way, likewise many treatments are pretty controversial, ineffective, and some are even harmful. One treatment that people with Autism have been given is particularly known as chelation (pronounce kay-lay-shun), which is a process where they remove harmful chemicals from your body,” Andrew Weil, M.D.” There are natural chelations found in different supplements that you can get over the counter as well as chelators that doctors can prescribe. This therapy was designed based on one of the theories that Autism and other disorders on the spectrum are caused by mercury exposure from things in our environment such as childhood vaccines and even fish. When you think of the name it doesn’t seem like it could be really harmful but but some of the different chemicals they use could potentially cause fever, hypertension, hypotension, vomiting, cardiac arrhythmias, as well as cardiac arrest. Even with all these risk there is no substantial evidence proving that mercury causes Autism and that the therapy could do more harm than good. Another controversial therapy is AIT ( Auditory training therapy ). AIT therapy is based on the idea that auditory processing issues start from oversensitivity or under sensitivity to certain sound frequencies. This therapy has been used for children with APD, Autism, and Asperger’s syndrome. This therapy has been used for children with these disorders with the idea that it is able to improve their listening and memory skills and has even been used for over twenty years, however there is not real evidence that this therapy truly does improve their skills. Due to the lack of evidence the therapy is not an effective way to help children with disorders and the autism spectrum and could very well just be
One of the main problems with doing so is the flaws you have to deal with and confront along the way, likewise many treatments are pretty controversial, ineffective, and some are even harmful. One treatment that people with Autism have been given is particularly known as chelation (pronounce kay-lay-shun), which is a process where they remove harmful chemicals from your body,” Andrew Weil, M.D.” There are natural chelations found in different supplements that you can get over the counter as well as chelators that doctors can prescribe. This therapy was designed based on one of the theories that Autism and other disorders on the spectrum are caused by mercury exposure from things in our environment such as childhood vaccines and even fish. When you think of the name it doesn’t seem like it could be really harmful but but some of the different chemicals they use could potentially cause fever, hypertension, hypotension, vomiting, cardiac arrhythmias, as well as cardiac arrest. Even with all these risk there is no substantial evidence proving that mercury causes Autism and that the therapy could do more harm than good. Another controversial therapy is AIT ( Auditory training therapy ). AIT therapy is based on the idea that auditory processing issues start from oversensitivity or under sensitivity to certain sound frequencies. This therapy has been used for children with APD, Autism, and Asperger’s syndrome. This therapy has been used for children with these disorders with the idea that it is able to improve their listening and memory skills and has even been used for over twenty years, however there is not real evidence that this therapy truly does improve their skills. Due to the lack of evidence the therapy is not an effective way to help children with disorders and the autism spectrum and could very well just be