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What is some typical behaviour for young people with Autism or Aspergers?
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Is aspergers a mentall illness?
Aspergers is not a mentall illness it is not a diesease you can,t catch aspergers by being around someone with aspergers. People with aspergers are born with it. Although aspergers affects the way people think and veiw the world it is not a diesese. Recent aspergers studies have shown that in brains of people with aspergers there is a difference in the way the brain is wired and set up. and there have also been studies of aspergers brain waves and it showed the brain waves of people with aspergers differed from nerotypical brain waves. Just because people with aspergers think differently does not make them mentally ill there is a huge difference between the two.
What is the core difference between autism and aspergers syndrome?
Asperger is different from autism because people with Aspergers are less restricted with behavioral interactions than those with autism. Asperger's is a form of autism, but it is high-functioning and Aspergers is not as severe as actual autism is (Take it from me: I have aspergers and my younger brother has autism)
Is aspergers caused by respiratory problems?
Autism doesn't impact the respiratory system at all. Autism is a neurological difference, it doesn't have any effect o functions of the respiratory system and autistic people are not more likely to have problems in this area.
What are some things that parents want to better understand about Aspergers and Autism?
Aspergers is a very mild autism. In fact some people have AS and their friends or family don't know it. I read from an article recently that AS people were described as, "A normal person with a bit of autism sprinkled on." Aspergers is often marked with being social awkward and having intense interests. These are most strong during childhood but often ease up to a more normal level in adulthood. Autism in general is more severe that AS so symptoms and signs may be more extreme and longer lasting.
Is there a link between aspergers and alzhiemers?
There isn't one. Alzheimer's only affects elderly people while autism happens at birth genetically; also Alzheimer's is life-threatening while autism is not
What percentage of people have aspergers?
At the moment it's quite difficult to say as scientist yet don't know all about aspergers and autism. Also, many Experts, Scientists, Psychologists Psychiatrists etc. will believe that there are more persons with aspergers than diagnosed with it, so this also would effect the percentages.
Does Simon bird who plays will out of the inbetweeners have autism?
He probably has aspergers due to his horrific nature around girls and poor conversational skills with anyone outside his social norm.
Can autism be detected by an ultrasound?
No, Autism cannot be detected by ultrasound and hopefully pre-natal screening for Autism will not be developed during the time that ableism still exists against Autistic people. Autism can only be diagnosed through assessment by a trained professional who assesses behaviour.
What are facts about Asperger's syndrome?
1.Aspergers was found and named after Hans Asperger,2. People with Aspergers are called "Aspies",3. Aspies are often more intelligent than the general population,4. People with aspergers often have terrific memorys. 5.Aspies are very logical,6.Boys are 3 to 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with aspergers,7. Aspergers is on the autism spectrum,8.Aspies are often literal minded and may not understand jokes, sarcasm, idioms, metathors etc,9. It is estimated that 1 in 250 people have aspergers.10. Aspies often have special intrests and obsessions that they enjoy leanring about.
Does Bob Dylan have autism?
There is some believe that he may have Aspergers which is a disorder whereby the person has very limited social skills and tend to take what people say a lot too seriously making it difficult to understand idioms and sarcasm. It is quite similar to autism.
What is mild autism?
There's no such thing as mild autism, there is just autism.A person is born Autistic, how their autism effects them can vary greatly and change throughout their lives. This is why autism is know an a spectrum disorder. Also some people claim Asperger Syndrome is a 'mild form of autism' but this isn't the case, it's just an old diagnosis for Autistic people who didn't display developmental delays - or often it was used to diagnose people to avoid stigma of Autism.
Will the US military accept someone with Aspergers Syndrome if he or she passes all the tests?
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.
