Asperger's Syndrome Case Study

I Personally Subscribe to the Belief that Normal is Just a Setting on the Dryer Asperger’s syndrome is defined as a developmental disorder related to autism and characterized by higher than average intellectual ability coupled with impaired social skills and restrictive, repetitive patterns of interest and activities. It’s a form of autism that is on the high end of the spectrum. Jodi Picolette does a beautiful job of writing from the mind of an eighteen year old with Asperger’s named Jacob Hunt. Jacob lives with his younger brother and his mother Emma.
“I 've met so many parents of the kids who are on the low end of the autism spectrum, kids who are diametrically opposed to Jacob, with his Asperger 's. They tell me I 'm lucky to have a son …show more content…
They attempt to get rid of the press covering the trial, the loud noises, the bright lights and they attempt to get him access to a sensory deprivation room (a specific room, with specific sensory equipment and activities, to benefit specific sensory processing difficulties). In addition to this, they also try to get a jury that has experience with autism and Emma to be able to sit next to him during the trial. The prosecution is highly against this, and try to pass off Jacob’s autism as simply teenager behavior, despite multiple psychologists on both sides informing the defense otherwise. Jacob getting loud and having violent-ish reaction when he gets upset about his lawyer or the prosecution making a comment that was not true. A particular circumstance was when the prosecution crumpled a paper to prove a point and Jacob went ballistic. This certainly didn’t help the defense prove he didn’t do …show more content…
The officer who interrogates him treats him like a normal person, which he views as kind, but he doesn’t realize that Jacob requires special accommodations to be at the same level as a normal person. In court, he is viewed as either completely sane, or as a psychotic killer, and it’s pointed out to the prosecution that they can’t have both. This book truly shows from all perspectives of those affected by a mental disorder what it is like to have it and to have to deal with it. Those who are used to it and know how to handle it give their perspective, along with those who are being introduced into the Asperger’s syndrome from the point of helping Jacob, and those introduced to it from the idea of prosecuting Jacob. All of them admit that it is a difficult disease to handle, and all admire Emma who is gladly stuck with her son for life. She loves Jacob and works hard to make life easier for