Asperger's Syndrome Informative Speech
Fundamentals of Speech
Topic: Asperger’s Syndrome
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about a mild variant of Autism called Asperger’s Syndrome.
Thesis: Asperger’s Syndrome is a fairly common, but it is still widely misunderstood because of its unique characteristics and connotations.
I. Introduction A Attention Getter: “In the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory, the character Shelton is clearly suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome,” says writer Paul Collins. But why doesn’t the show just come out and say that he has this disorder? Because it is relatively new, controversial and hard to diagnose. B. Reason to Listen: One in three hundred children are born with some kind of Autistic …show more content…
Today, the exact cause of Asperger’s Syndrome is still unknown but many doctors and specialists have their theories. a. According to Dr. H R Khouzam the diesease, “ has strong genetic roots” (p. 4). b. Because Asperger’s is a variant of Autism, it would make sense that it is caused hereditarily. c. Although these diseases are similar, there is still no direct link between genes and Aspergers like Autism has. 4.According to Dr. LH Willey, a doctor and suffering patient, Asperger’s is associated with mental disorders such as depression or bipolar disorder (p. 20). 5.Although some of these theories have been proved in certain cases, no one can be sure what the true cause is.
Transition: Unlike the cause of this disease, the symptoms and signs are a little more concrete. B. Asperger’s syndrome has many symptoms. 1. According to Dr. T Attwood, the most common symptoms are repetitive speech, unusual gaze and facial gestures, dramatic and emotiooooooonal, inability to communicate normally with others, obsession with a particular topic, and difficulty with reading and writing (p. …show more content…
A patient can have anywhere from one to all of these symptoms and be classified A.S. b. Asperger’s suffers are all unique.
Transition: Now that I have discussed the disease and its symptoms, I will explain the treatment options of this disease. C. Unfortunately, there is no cure yet for Asperger’s Syndrome, but there are many treatment options. 1. One treatment option is social and speech coaching. a. This type of treatment enables patients to lean how to interact normally with others by working on eye contact and how to hold and conduct conversations. b. It also helps regulate the patients speech pattern to sound more normal and their age. 2. Another treatment option is individual or group therapy. a. Therapy is very important if the patient has the obsession symptom. Therapy work will enable them to separate themselves from the obsession. b. According to Dr. LH Willey depression often becomes a problem for Aperger’s patients in adolescence, when they may feel socially excluded and disdained by members of the opposite sex without quite under- standing why. Therapy will help and identify this. 3. Regardless of the severity of the disorder, these therapies have been proven to help
Topic: Asperger’s Syndrome
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about a mild variant of Autism called Asperger’s Syndrome.
Thesis: Asperger’s Syndrome is a fairly common, but it is still widely misunderstood because of its unique characteristics and connotations.
I. Introduction A Attention Getter: “In the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory, the character Shelton is clearly suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome,” says writer Paul Collins. But why doesn’t the show just come out and say that he has this disorder? Because it is relatively new, controversial and hard to diagnose. B. Reason to Listen: One in three hundred children are born with some kind of Autistic …show more content…
Today, the exact cause of Asperger’s Syndrome is still unknown but many doctors and specialists have their theories. a. According to Dr. H R Khouzam the diesease, “ has strong genetic roots” (p. 4). b. Because Asperger’s is a variant of Autism, it would make sense that it is caused hereditarily. c. Although these diseases are similar, there is still no direct link between genes and Aspergers like Autism has. 4.According to Dr. LH Willey, a doctor and suffering patient, Asperger’s is associated with mental disorders such as depression or bipolar disorder (p. 20). 5.Although some of these theories have been proved in certain cases, no one can be sure what the true cause is.
Transition: Unlike the cause of this disease, the symptoms and signs are a little more concrete. B. Asperger’s syndrome has many symptoms. 1. According to Dr. T Attwood, the most common symptoms are repetitive speech, unusual gaze and facial gestures, dramatic and emotiooooooonal, inability to communicate normally with others, obsession with a particular topic, and difficulty with reading and writing (p. …show more content…
A patient can have anywhere from one to all of these symptoms and be classified A.S. b. Asperger’s suffers are all unique.
Transition: Now that I have discussed the disease and its symptoms, I will explain the treatment options of this disease. C. Unfortunately, there is no cure yet for Asperger’s Syndrome, but there are many treatment options. 1. One treatment option is social and speech coaching. a. This type of treatment enables patients to lean how to interact normally with others by working on eye contact and how to hold and conduct conversations. b. It also helps regulate the patients speech pattern to sound more normal and their age. 2. Another treatment option is individual or group therapy. a. Therapy is very important if the patient has the obsession symptom. Therapy work will enable them to separate themselves from the obsession. b. According to Dr. LH Willey depression often becomes a problem for Aperger’s patients in adolescence, when they may feel socially excluded and disdained by members of the opposite sex without quite under- standing why. Therapy will help and identify this. 3. Regardless of the severity of the disorder, these therapies have been proven to help