(Appendix A) is an information page entitled ‘What is Asperger Syndrome’ and particularly focusses on the medical/deficit model of disability‚ a model which involves identifying symptoms‚ diagnosing a disease or a deficit and prescribing appropriate treatment (E214‚ Unit 2‚ p. 47). This resource is aimed at people who have been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome‚ for parents whose children have recently been told their child has Asperger Syndrome or for people who want information on what the condition
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Haddon uses the first person narrative effectively to illustrate the difficulty of diversity in society. Christopher describes to us how he experiences a series of difficulties and how he tries to adjust with the difficulties resulted from Asperger syndrome‚ “I find people confusing” Christopher cannot understand explicit instructions‚ “people often say be quiet but they don’t tell how long to be quiet for. Or you see a sign which says keep of the grass but it should say keep of the grass around
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Christopher is never directly labelled‚ he has “Asperger Syndrome which is a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum. Due to having Asperger Syndrome‚ Christopher has challenges in his everyday life such as taking the bus to school and talking to his neighbours. Christopher has difficulty with his communication skills‚ social interaction‚ being touched‚ and behavioural issues‚ which according to Winter are defining features of Asperger Syndrome. Christopher is a literal person who uses his extremely
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Marfan syndrome Abraham Lincoln History: The syndrome is inherited as a dominant trait‚ carried by the gene FBN1‚ which encodes the connective protein fibrillin-1. People have a pair ofFBN1 genes. Because it is dominant‚ people who have inherited one affected FBN1 gene from either parent will have Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome has a range of expressions‚ from mild to severe. The most serious complications are defects of the heart valves and aorta. It may also affect the lungs‚ the eyes‚
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Autism and Communication Working with people who have autism‚ especially the Asperger Syndrome‚ can be quite difficult. This is mostly true when communicating with these people as a person needs to train and develop certain specific communication skills in order to deal with these people. Over the course of the years that I have spent with such people‚ I have had to develop certain very crucial communication skills that involve listening‚ body language‚ posture‚ verbal and non-verbal information
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Child)".Ranging from:Asperger ’s Syndrome(mild form) to Classic Autism(severe form)‚ or less common Pervasive Developmental Disorders(PDD or atypical autism). However I feel that Asperger ’s syndrome has the most impact on children becuase‚ those children who have Asperger ’s syndrome find it difficult to socialize‚but oddly enough have high intelligence enabling them to perform exceptionally well in areas of mathematics and science. The main symptom of Asperger ’s is significant trouble with social
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of social interaction‚ communication‚ interests and activities within the range of Pervasive Developmental Disorders‚ which include Autism and Asperger syndrome. ASD impacts across the lifespan on an individual’s life functioning. (Attwood‚ 2007). It is estimated that Autism occurs in approximately 1-2 individuals in every 1000 people‚ and Aspergers syndrome in [at least] 1 individual in every 500 people. Interestingly‚ there are four times as many males as females
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Asperger’s Syndrome a Disability Throughout Life Donna Walker Student at Portland Community College 2012 Table of Contents 1) Introduction 3 a) What is Asperger’s Syndrome 3 b) The history of Asperger’s Syndrome 4 i) The Mercury Myth 4 2) Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis 5 c) How is it diagnosed 5 d) The effects of a diagnosis on the family e) The effects of a diagnosis on the child 3) Asperger’s
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into the autistic spectrum is Asperger ’s Syndrome of High Functioning Autism (HFA). This is viewed as a milder form of autism‚ the person concerned being often above average academically. Unlike classic autism which is often diagnosed within the first three years of age‚ Asperger ’s syndrome is unlikely to manifest itself until the child is much older. Section 299.80 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines Asperger ’s Syndrome as the display of six characteristics:Qualitative
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In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital studied a group of 11 children and introduced the label early infantile autism into the English language. At the same time a German scientist‚ Dr. Hans Asperger‚ described a milder form of the disorder that became known as Asperger syndrome. Thus these two disorders were described and are today listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as two of the five pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)‚ more often referred
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