The Mental Health of Families That Have a Child With a Disability: 10 Things That Make a Difference

Where Asperger Syndrome was once a subtype of autism, it is now a part of the spectrum and we are learning more and more about it all the time. Asperger Syndrome is named for the Austrian pediatrician who brought it to the forefront as he worked with children who were experiencing autism symptoms and did much research into the disorder. He found that the area of the spectrum that now bears his name was a higher functioning aspect of autism and one with many characteristics and traits all its own.

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Typically, those affected face most of their problems when it comes to social interactions. This means that they have limited or inappropriate social interactions, robotic or repetitive speech patterns, challenges in nonverbal communications like failing to understand gestures and facial expressions and an inability to understand emotional and/or social issues or cues. They may also have a problem learning to discuss others rather than always discussing themselves, they may have a lack of eye contact and they may develop an obsession with specific and sometimes unusual topics.

Some people with Asperger syndrome tend to have one sided conversations, not realizing that the people that they are talking to aren't listening, have lost interest or have shown using other cues that they need the conversation to stop. They also may have trouble seeing things from another person's point of view, making communication a bit more tricky.