Asperger syndrome

things that are a little different that he does is that he must knock 3 times of his neighbor Penny’s door. He does not quite understand sarcasm when it is spoken to him but he uses it often himself. Many of his personality traits point towards Asperger Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and asexuality; however, the show’s co-creator Bill Prady has stated on numerous occasions that the character of Sheldon was…

Autism spectrum disorder is one of the most common disorders diagnosed in children and adolescents that can be passed down through genetics. There are three types of autism spectrum disorder: Autistic Disorder or “classic” autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Autism is found much more commonly in males than in females, with the overall incidence in the US now estimated at 1 out of every 110 individuals (CDC 2009). Between 2002 and 2008, the prevalence of children with…

children were sluggishly slow in learning new concepts. This did not fit with the pattern of emotionally disturbed children and thus a completely unrelated issue. Hans Asperger made his own inquiries and observations, working independently from Leo. His inroads into the study are the reason for the naming of Asperger’s syndrome, a type of autism where the person can still talk. Their observations in the 20th century helped to identify cases up to 1799 of a child with autism, contributing to…

Emotion, Well-being, & Happiness When a person expresses their emotions, it could either feel good or bad. It plays an important role to people’s well-being and health. When an individual experiences a positive emotion, that individual will feel happy as to a negative emotion will result as a sad experience. Regardless, it allows individuals to understand what is right and wrong. In the YouTube video named: “The Emotional Life”, Robert Short, provides information between emotion, well-being…

Autism is a developmental disorder; although listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), it is not a mental illness. The effects of having autism on a person can vary based on risk factors to which the individual has been exposed. Risk factors combined with autism can result in comorbid mental illness such as depression. Due to the fact that autism is ‘characterized by difficulty with communication, behavior, social interactions and imaginative play…’ (Casey, 2014,…

Seven minutes past midnight, Christopher Boone found his neighbor, Mrs. Shear’s dog, Wellington, lying dead her yard. Christopher begin to approach the dog to to sooner find that their was a fork in Wellington. Christopher immediately asked himself who possible could have killed Mrs. Shear’s dog. After minutes of hugging Wellington, Mrs. Shear’s came running out the house screaming at Christopher. This was the beginning of Christopher’s mystery novel. Mrs. Shear’s called the police on…

Autism is a lifelong complex syndrome caused by a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain functioning, affecting development of the person's communication, social interaction skills, and behaviors (highly repetitive behavior) (Vatanoglu-Lutz, Ahmeit, & Bicer, 2014). It is considered as one of the five pervasive developmental disorders (Pervasive development disorder not otherwise specified, Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, Rett’s syndrome, and Childhood disintegrative disorder).…

Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.[12] In the DSM V, autism is included within the autism spectrum (ASDs), along with Asperger syndrome which is less severe, and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).[3][13]…

I chose to research autism because I have been around many that have been diagnosed with it. Although, I have never researched it in depth other than knowing most symptoms and what I have heard. Since first grade, I have been great friends with a girl who is high functioning autistic. I have also been around some severe autistic children through cadet teaching and childcare. The most interesting information I found from this research is from a girl named Temple Grandin, she is an autistic adult…

disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. This disabilities affect people differently depending on the severity of the disability and they all share the same symptom like social interaction. People with Asperger syndrome usually have some symptoms of autistic disorder. They might have social challenges and unusual behaviors and interests but they often do not have problems…