Well let's see...about 1-in-110 people have an Autism Spectrum Disorder and about one third of these (e.g 1-in-250 to 300ish) have Asperger's. That would put the US Aspie population in the 1 to 1.2 Million range.
People with Aspergers have problems with interacting directly with other people and a few other minor symtoms. Other than that, they are just as normal as the rest of us.
Yes, it is a learning disability, unless they are Asperger's due to Autism. Comment: Asperger's Syndrome is not a learning disability. It is a neurological condition that is part of the autism spectrum. People with Asperger's Syndrome can also have learning disabilities.
It is estimated that one person in every 3000-5000 has Marfan syndrome, or about 50,000 people in the United States.
It has been estimated that just over 40% of the US population over the age of 50 have metabolic syndrome. This number is growing!
Approx 1 in 800 or 0.12% or 340,000 people in USA Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 800 births. Hopefully that helps
People, mostly males, has barth syndrome. Barth Syndrome affected 200,000 male infants.
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Hans Asperger first wrote a paper about some characteristics of aspergers in 1943 (he did some research on a group of boys in the 1930's). Back then and up to the 1960s Asperger's was known as autisic psychopathy. A woman curious aobut the studies of Han's Asperger encouraged the name to be after the founder. Hans Asperger's information or rather data on Aspergers was not translated into English and brought to US till around 1994 or so.
Over 100,000 (one hundred thousand) people have Tourettes Syndrome in the United States of America Over 100,000 (one hundred thousand) people have Tourettes Syndrome in the United States of America
Approx 1 in 800 or 0.12% or 340,000 people in USA Down syndrome occurs in 1 in 800 births. Hopefully that helps
It always depends on the people. I have Asperger's and been called sweet, kind and gentle from one person and sadistic, cruel, and creepy by another. Most people view Asperger's with a question mark as it is not well known (Asperger work from Germany translated in English and brought to US in 1994). There are many views for Asperger's and some of them are common and some are strange (to me) .Their funny .Their genius (not true though many Aspies tend to have normal to above normal intelligence) .Their helpful .Their responsible Their neat/clean/organized (Aspie's noramlly do not like change) .A study I read noted that people with Aspergers tend to prefer a goth/emo style of clothing .Not very talkative or extremly talkative (This can be selective mutism)
As many of the diagnoses of "DID syndrome" come from US, many believe this comes from poor therapists suggesting this to susceptible patients!