Asperger Syndrome

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The paper discusses the characteristics of Asperger syndrome, which include motor clumsiness and nonverbal communication problems such as limited gestures, clumsy body language, a peculiar gaze or frequent inappropriate expressions. The paper relates that children with Asperger syndrome often lack skills to recognize normal social cues such as facial and body expressions. The paper points out that people who seem to have AS are often gifted intellectually. The paper discusses how early intervention therapies for younger individuals with AS, particularly recreation therapy, is often effective and can prove revolutionary for the development of later social skills.

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"Though a comprehensive study of the prevalence of Asperger Syndrome has not been conducted on a national level studies that have been conducted on large groups place the numbers at around 1 in 500 to 1 per 1,000 children, making the disorder a significant one for intervention in recognition, diagnosis and treatment. (Mccarton, 2003, p. 125) There is also every indication that the incidence of occurrence is increasing, though this may be in part to the greater recognition of the disorder, rendering those who are in place to identify Asperger with better tools to do so, especially classroom educators but according to experts much more knowledge is needed at all levels to create more situations of early diagnosis, the key to successful later functioning. (Safran, 2001, p. 151)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hume, K., Bellini, S., & Pratt, C. (2005). The Usage and Perceived Outcomes of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Programs for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 25(4), 195-220.
• Henault, I. (2005). Chapter 12 Sexual Relationships. In Asperger's Syndrome: Intervening in Schools, Clinics, and Communities, Baker, L. J. & Welkowitz, L. A. (Eds.) (pp. 243-253). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Mccarton, C. (2003). 6 Assessment and Diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder. In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hollander, E. (Ed.) (pp. 101-132). New York: Marcel Dekker.
• Safran, S. P. (2001). Asperger Syndrome: The Emerging Challenge to Special Education. Exceptional Children, 67(2), 151.

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