You may have been told that your child has Asperger’s Syndrome
Aspergers Syndrome
Any two children who receive the same diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome may have similar behavior patterns and different skills and abilities. These children with the same diagnosis of AS may have different terms used to describe them such as low-functioning, or high-functioning, or autistic tendencies, and pervasive developmental disorder. Kids who have been diagnosed as having high-functioning autism often share the same symptoms as kids diagnosed with AS.
signs of autism
Asperger’s Syndrome is often difficult to diagnosis and treat. Your child may have been misdiagnosed along the way to the diagnosis of AS.
Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) has autism-like behaviors, extreme difficulties with social situations and with communicating with others. There are more boys diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome than girls. In the past those who exhibited the symptoms of AS were diagnosed as high-functioning autism. In 1994, Asperger’s Syndrome was added to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-Iv). Despite this, there are still doctors who view, AS is a less severe form of autism.
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