Asperger's Syndrome

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of cognitive therapy, specific medications, or supplements and nutritional changes. Asperger's Syndrome can be an isolating disorder for both the afflicted person and family members but as it gains more recognition and acceptance, there are many more resources of coping methods than in the past.
In 1944, pediatrician Hans Asperger named the syndrome after treating patients that were exhibiting some unusual behaviors. Dr. Asperger would refer to these particular patients as "little professors," due to their ability to speak in great detail about favorite subjects (Mayo, 2010). Because children with AS possess advanced verbal communication skills, symptoms can go completely unnoticed until they exhibit social difficulty relating to other children or adults. Asperger's has been misdiagnosed as other mental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), possibly because all three disorders mirror each other.
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primary attributes cannot be cured, many AS patients can become happy and well-adjusted adults with early detection and intervention. Treatments options can include communication and social skill training, cognitive behavior therapy, and medication. Communication and social skill training will be taught in much the same way students learn a foreign language. In a sense, it is a foreign language to them. They will be taught how to speak in a naturally rhythmic tone, and may also learn how to interact using verbal and non-verbal communication such as gesturing, eye contact, tone of voice, humor and sarcasm. Cognitive behavioral therapy encompasses techniques targeted at impeding problem ...

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