Aspergers Syndrome

Yes, it can be. A new scanning method that takes approximately 15 minutes has been developed to help diagnose an autistic spectrum disorder accurately. This is a procedure that confirms or clarifies ASD in a very reliable manner. Scientists have managed to identify parts of the brain associated with autism, when comparing with an ordinary functioning brain. This is with 90% accuracy, according to the institute of psychiatry at Kings College, London.

Not currently, no. Asperger's is a psychological diagnosis, based on behavioral traits. Those aren't detectible via an MRI.

At some point a Functional MRI may be able to determine a diagnosis based on reactions in the brain to specific stimuli, but this is not currently possible.

Asperger's Syndrome is named after Hans Asperger, one of the first persons to research conditions later known as autism and Asperger's Syndrome. For more information about him, see the link in the Related Questions section.

I have refractory ceoliac type 2 which means I have non hodgkins lymphoma. I also suffer from Aspergers (diagnosed). I would be surprised not to find a link between undiagnosed ceoliac disease, Autism and cancer. A lot of Autistics have issues with the proteins in gluten/wheat and dairy due to a leaky gut causing toxicity. Chronic inflammation and Candida are also a common problems in which cancer can cohabitate. Not all will end up with cancer but it is certainly possible.

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)

I don't know, but as a guitar player for close to 50 years, I had it in my chord hand. A simple surgery procedure took care of it and now I'm once again able to play for hours. Surely if Dylan has carpal tunnel syndrome, he can get it fixed.

There are very few famous black people who are openly Autistic, fewer with Asperger's Syndrome - examples of famous Autistic people who are black are rapper and activist 50 Tyson, and savant artist Stephen Wiltshire. Autism is under-diagnosed in black people due to a number of factors including black families being poorer so unable to access diagnostic services, respectability moving black families away from seeking diagnosis for mental health or neurological conditions, also prejudice towards Autism means many black people avoid diagnosis to avoid gaining more prejudice.

I do not know how often they are misdiagnosed, but they can be. The majority of recent cases for which I have heard about misdiagnoses by child psychiatrists were because the parent was certain it was one condition and described incidents that supported that condition, to the point of severely distorting them from what really happened. The other major category of misdiagnoses were by educators who were not trained at evaluating those conditions, but recognized a couple signs in some of the children they found difficult, and put a label on for convenience.

In the following answer, I chose to use the male pronouns because autism is apparently more common in males, but the information would apply equally to a female with autism.

A person with autism misses a significant portion of the communication happening between people because he or she cannot "read" nonverbal language, which is often considered a more significant aspect of communication than the words that are spoken. Thus, the person with autism might take away a message that is the opposite of what the speaker intended. He also might display no body language or "incorrect" body language, so other people do not feel comfortable with the person with autism or misinterpret the message from the person with autism. So, there can be many miscommunications, which can cause the person with autism to give up trying to communicate and "fit in".

As one example, the person with autism might approach too close or stay too far away, not fitting in with the norms of personal space, so the other person might assume the person with autism is trying to be too familiar and pushing the relationship too fast, or is too remote and unfriendly.

Since the person with autism might avoid eye contact, the other people could suspect he or she is lying or hiding something. Some people with autism do not avoid eye contact, but stare relentlessly, making the other people uncomfortable.

A person with autism might pull back when a handshake is offered, or shove a person away who unknowingly started to give a hug because of a sensitivity to touch. Some people with autism might remain at a distance from someone whose perfume or cologne, residual smell of cigarettes or alcohol, or body odor is overwhelming because of a sensitivity to smell. Some people with autism might avoid or avoid looking in the direction of a person who is wearing a melange (to the person with autism) of bright colors, even when that person is talking to him or her, because of a visual sensitivity.

So, there are a wide variety of issues that impact communication. There are also the issues related to stress. If a person with autism feels stressed, he might engage in "stimming" (self-stimulating behaviors) that are calming to the person with autism, but often seem odd or even annoying to other people in the vicinity. In addition, when the person is that stressed, he might not be able to process what is happening in his environment, seeming as if he is uncaring or ignoring other people.

There are several other aspects that lead to a person with autism not "fitting in," but this should provide a partial explanation of why he might not "fit in."

Yes, as long as it is legal for a person to work at 16 years old where they live they can get a job. Being Autistic doesn't necessarily stop someone from getting a job, most Autistic people work or have worked.

Anywhere between "loads" and "not that many, really"

Flu shots do not cause autism. Because when one identical twin has autism, the other twin almost always has autism, too, we know that it is in the genes. Some of the genes associated with autism have been identified. But, since there are rare occasions when the other twin does not have autism, it is thought that something extra must trigger the development of autism in those persons who have the genes for it. The factors that could trigger autism genes are not known.

No means of prevention of the development of Asperger's syndrome/disorder is known to medicine, especially of the mental health specialty, as yet. This is true in large part because the actual causes of the condition are still unknown.

Children in secondary school go to the normal classes but are helped with by a "learning supporter"

The majority of them require no assistance to learn and take classes with everyone else. They just struggle with the social context of the classes.

No, Michael Jackson did not have autism. Jackson was never diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and there is no reason to think that he was autistic as he showed no Autistic characteristics.

All Autistic people have poor eye contact because it is not something that comes naturally to Autistic people. Eye contact has to be learned or mimicked by Autistic people, although even then because it's not something instinctive to us we often cannot maintain normal eye contact and it can be uncomfortable for us to try to maintain eye contact. Autistic children are more likely to have problems with eye contact than Autistic adults because they've yet to learn to mimic neurotypical eye contact or learned coping methods to deal with eye contact.

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.

According to the Rett syndrome association (a UK charity), Rett syndrome is caused by a random genetic mutation and is not hereditary. As such it cannot be passed onto your child.

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It is highly unlikely but is possible to have Rett syndrome and due to X inactivation not show any symptoms. Therefore, you could pass on the same mutation/deletion to your daughter who may show symptoms even though you do not. Again, highly unlikely.

asperger's syndrome has many causes. it can cause people to have...

mood swings

sleep problems

behavioral problems

nonsocial or finds it hard to interact with people

interests in certain topics

these are just some of the things that AS cause .

No. The descriptions of the autism spectrum disorders are such that you cannot have more than one. However, with more information, the diagnosis might change from one autism spectrum disorder to another.

A person with an autism spectrum disorder can have other conditions or disorders, such as ADHD, epilepsy, or bipolar disorder.

It is a form of high-functioning autism. Some people with Asperger's say it isn't a disease, which it actually isn't. I have Asperger's.

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Looking at the diagnostic criteria of Asperger's Syndrome and lists of characteristics commonly found in people with Asperger's Syndrome is a start on recognizing Asperger's Syndrome in adults. However, adults can learn accommodations, so it can be harder to recognize. You can get additional information from family who might be aware of childhood characteristics or of adult idiosyncracies that would not be noticed under most circumstances. One more source of information is the person himself or herself, who might share thoughts and feelings that he or she is able to camouflage in most situations.

Asperger Syndrome is at the higher functioning end of the spectrum.

In the DSM-IV, there are five conditions on the autism spectrum. Two of them (Rett Syndrome and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder) are extremely rare, so the majority of people on the autism spectrum have a diagnosis of either autism, PDD NOS or Asperger Syndrome.

Asperger Syndrome(AS) requires that the person said their first words by 2 and their first sentences by 3, and have no major delays in cognitive skills or adaptive functioning. (Although many psychologists ignore the adaptive functioning criteria, allowing kids with normal IQ and verbal skills to be diagnosed as AS even if they have significant nonverbal delays.) So therefore AS is at the higher functioning end.

Where it gets complicated is that autism and PDD NOS have no functioning requirements. Autism is typically diagnosed when the kid has a significant language delay. But whereas some autistic kids never learn to talk or speak very poorly even into adulthood, some overcome their early language delays and end up pretty much indistinguishable from AS kids. This is often referred to as high functioning autism or HFA, although others use that term to include anyone on the higher functioning end of the autism spectrum regardless of diagnosis.

PDD NOS is diagnosed when the kid doesn't meet criteria for a specific autism spectrum condition, but the psychologist feels they belong on the autism spectrum. As such, these kids are even more variable. PDD NOS is sometimes diagnosed in kids who are too young or low functioning to show some of the signs of autism, such as lack of pretend play (if they are below an 18 month old level they wouldn't play pretend anyway). As a result, PDD NOS can include the lowest functioning autistic individuals, such as someone who is unable to walk due to profound cognitive impairment.

On the other hand, it can also be used for people whose issues are too mild for an AS diagnosis, who would be the highest functioning kids. And it can be used for atypical autistic traits at any functioning level, such as a kid who has autistic-style social impairment but doesn't show any repetitive behavior.

For one example, kids with Newson Syndrome, a suggested new category of autism spectrum condition, are usually diagnosed with PDD NOS. These kids show social impairment, sensory issues and usually language delay, but also defiant behavior caused by a phobia of being controlled, and many are quite sociable. In addition, they often have increased pretend play and socially oriented obsessions. So psychologists think they probably fit on the autistic spectrum, but they're clearly atypical.

So, Asperger Syndrome has to be high functioning, but the other two common autism spectrum diagnoses can be at any level of functioning. (CDD and Rett Syndrome are always low functioning.)