Hans Asperger

The complexities of human nature often mean that there is misconception and confusion with the different ways we communicate. This can significantly impact how individuals interact with one another and how different things are interpreted. In the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Mark Haddon’s protagonist, Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication…

British author Mark Haddon wrote the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The story revolves around a young boy called Christopher John Francis Boone who investigates the murder of a neighbor’s dog, which leads him to a journey that will change his life forever. Despite his mental illness, he learns to face the difficulties of his world and to be capable of everything he can do. Because of these unique characteristics, I find this book one of the best books I have ever read.…

Case Synopsis Assessment and management of dyscalculia in 10 year old boys. Dyscalculia also referred to as a mathematics disorder or disability, affects an estimated 1-5 % of general population, Overtime there have been a number of neural or brain based reasons attributed to dyscalculia. Dyscalculia may result of an acquired brain injury/pathology where there is damage to the angular gyrus Dyscalculia may be developmental in nature and of genetic origin, in which the complexity of inter…

Ceyla Erenler S004351 Temple Grandin and a Review on Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined by American Psychiatric Association as “A neurodevelopmental syndrome that is defined by deficits in social reciprocity and communication, by unusual restricted, repetitive behaviors.” (2000) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights an increase in people diagnosed with ASD and about 1 in 68 children has been diagnosed with the disorder. (2016) Although generally diagnosed at…

I keep referring to it as Asperger 's because that is what I know it as and what we have called it for years. Her doctor still refers to it as that as well. When my daughter was diagnosed we went into research mode for months. I attended support groups, play therapy, as well as received…

In this paper we will be discussing the mental and sensory skill disorder of Autism and Asperger’s syndrome. We will address the signs of the disorder that can be perceived by other’s and the School boards and the community how they can adapt to shape the person mind into becoming functioning young men and women of Society. One thing to understand is that people with this disorder just want to feel excepted and want to have a supporting community by their side. The reason why I have chosen this…

This term paper about Autism will be supported by the following books: “Autism Life Skills” by Chantal Sicile-Kira, “Neurodevelopmental Disabilities” by Dilip R. Patel, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar, and Joav Merrick, “Could it be Autism?” by Nancy D. Wiseman, and “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5)” by The American Psychiatric Association. Each of these books has a different way of describing Autism and also varies in terms of technicalities; giving…

Three Levels of Diagnosis: Level 1 (Requiring Support): This person shows perceptible difficulties in social skills. The individual may struggle to start a conversation with someone and may respond in uncharacteristic ways to those who try to engage in a conversation with them. Overall this person may have little interest to form attachments with others. - Besides having difficulties in social interactions, their behavior is not flexible in terms of not being able to alternate from one task…

While Kanner and Asperger identified a number of similar attributes across different clinical groups, Asperger observed three distinct differences, in contrast, his participants spoke fluently (Happé, 1994). In addition, Asperger also described them as clumsy and lacking in both gross and fine motor control, in contrast Kanner’s participants demonstrated dexterity by spinning objects. The final distinction is highlighted when assessing the learning abilities of the participants, Kanner…

In the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon, we are introduced to a young boy by the name of Christopher Boone. Christopher isn’t your typical teenage boy, he’s 15 and has Asperger's syndrome. Asperger syndrome is on the spectrum, considered to be one of the “higher-functioning” forms of autism . With that being said, Christopher struggles with the ability to have social interactions and has a fear of strangers. He hates being touched, can’t eat…