Asperger Syndrome (AS) generally a neurological disorder, is a type of pervasive development disorder (PDD) which represents by basic skills like weak social interaction, obsessions, poor use of imagination and unusual speech. Asperger's syndrome affects the child's ability to interact and communicate with others effectively. Children with Asperger's syndrome typically exhibit social amateurishness, have normal intelligence and near-normal language development. The disorder also seems to be linked to structural abnormalities in several regions of the brain.
What are Aspergers symptoms in children?
Parents should notice Aspergers symptoms when their child starts pre-schooling and begins to interact with other children. Always remember that two children suffering with Asperger's disease are not the same. Check out the following :-
1 Animus all changes in daily routines.
2 Unable to make eye contact or directly stare anyone.
3 Always use formal style while speaking rather than advanced. For example may use the word "return" instead of "come back" and "beckon" rather than "call"
4 Speak a lot and fast specially about favorite things. One-sided conversations with verbalized internal thoughts are more common.
5 Lack of understanding .
6 Unable to recognize major difference between speech tone, pitch and accent. Poor to understand jokes or funny comments.
7 Have more sensitivity about loudness, great noise, light, strong tastes etc.
8 Have weak learning power such as may be late in learning to use spoon or fork, ride a bike, or catch a ball.
9 Have analytical postures or facial expressions.
10 Many children with Asperger's disease are more interested in unusual activities like designing house, drawing more complicated scenes or studying astronomy.
11 Showing unusual non-verbal communication such as lack of eye contact, few facial expressions, bad body postures and gestures
12 unable to understand and recognized sensitivity to others' feelings
13 Speaking in a monotonous voice that is rigid or fast
14 Moving loosely with poor coordination
15 Odd posture problem or a rigid gait
Treatment and drugs for curing Asperger's syndrome
The core symptoms of Asperger's syndrome can not be cured properly. But many children get benefit from specialized techniques that focus on social skills and behavioral management training. These Options include:
1 Training for social and communication skills : with the help of rote fashion and explicit way of teaching many Children suffering with Asperger's syndrome, might be capable to learn the more rules of socialization and communication with foreign languages. They also learn speaking way in a natural rhythm or interpretation of communication techniques like gestures, voice tone, eye contact, humor and sarcasm.
2 New therapy for Cognitive behavior : This therapy offers more techniques aimed at curing problem behavior like interrupting, meltdowns or anger, obsessions and developing skills including recognize feelings and anxiety. It focuses on trained a suffered child to find out the troublesome situation related to new event or place consists of many social demands then choose a specific strategy to handle this situation.
3 Special education technique : This kind of education includes structured learning queries to fulfill the child's unique educational requirements.
4 Behavior modification: This includes strategies which are supporting positive behavior.
5 Speech, physical therapy: These kind of therapies are developed to increase the child's functional abilities.