At first glance appear to be normal people with Asperger syndrome, has no physical impairment and have a normal intelligence level. New problems arise when people have to interact with others.
People with Asperger’s syndrome look weird and does not have the attention and empathy when communicating with people. Patients do not know the meaning of body language such as smiling, sad face, happy that people who do not know that they are talking with people with Asperger’s syndrome will taste weird.
As in the film which tells Adam youth with Asperger syndrome named Adam, who met with his ideal woman Beth. The women sometimes so disappointed that Adam never showed a sense of empathy when Beth told her sad or unable to interpret body language like smiling, eyes bulging, or when it should be excited.
Interpret language ability is also possessed limited and often repeating or comments that are irrelevant to his interlocutor. Become syndrome looks very stiff and formal, sometimes people like to cut the conversation, standing too close or too long looking at his interlocutor.
It all happened because people with Asperger syndrome do not understand the movements or facial expressions of his interlocutor and is difficult to talk to other topics.
Disorder Asperger’s syndrome is still felt strange to hear. The disorder is usually new to didiagnossis at age children between 5 years to 9 years. Asperger syndrome is often difficult to diagnose and treat.
Asperger syndrome is a neurological disorder (neurobiological) and is part of the autism spectrum disorders. Called by the term ‘autism spectrum’ because it refers to neurodevelopmental disorders including autism and other disorders with similar characteristics.
The disorder is found after a pediatrician named Hans Asperger find some similar patterns of behavior that occurs in patients and the average was male in 1940.
Asperger noticed that although the children have normal intelligence, but has the disorder on their social skills are unable to communicate effectively with others and have poor coordination.
Symptoms experienced by people with Asperger syndrome are often difficult to distinguish from other behavioral problems. The most prominent characteristic is to have poor social interactions, obsessions, odd speech patterns and other strange behavior.
Signs and symptoms is having a little social interaction, conversation almost always about themselves than others, often repeating the conversation, not using common sense, have problems in mathematics or writing skills, cognitive ability (understanding) nonverbal below average though verbal cognitive abilities above average, awkward in movement and acting strange.
It is very important is Asperger syndrome may not show delays in language development, but has a problem in the use of problems in the social environment.
Until now the cause is predicted transcription factors and in some cases associated with mental disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, and there is the possibility of environmental factors also influence.
To diagnose Asperger’s syndrome is very difficult, because it usually has some very good aspects of life. Mental health experts assess important to intervene early. These interventions involve education and social skills training is conducted when a child’s brain is still developing. Also look closely in the child’s behavior as a favorite activity or unusual habits.
Treatment for Asperger’s syndrome is to conduct social skills training, language therapy, choose special education interventions for children, training for sensory abilities, ask for help if needed using psychotherapy and medication assistance.
Great support from parents and family and surrounding environment are very helpful development Asperger syndrome. Despite having Asperger’s syndrome sufferer disorder but can still boast or achievement, because it usually has advantages in other areas when compared with normal people.