Sunday, February 3, 2008

Asperger's Syndrome

No, there is not a correlation between Apserger's and being dyslexic. But the reality is. I have a lot of parents approach me about different issues. I taught in Special Education for a couple of years and study special education. There are a number of disabilities/behaviors that we are trained on, or that we deal with. I had a very small handful of these but do feel parents should be informed about this as well.
Here are some signs and symptons of Asperger's syndrome straight out of the mayoclinic.com website:
*engaging in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticiing if the listener is listening or trying to change the subject
*displaying unusual nonverbal communications, such as lack of eye contact, few facial expressions, or awkward body postures and gestures
*showing an intense obsession with one or two specific, narrow subjects, such as baseball statistics, train schedules, or awkward body postures and gestures
*appearing not to understand, empathize with, or be sensitive to others' feelings
*having a hard time "reading" other people or understanding humore
*speaking in a voic that is monotonous, rigid or unusually fast
*moving clumsily, with poor coordination
*having an odd posture or a rigid gait
There are some other symptons listed at the following link. Too many to write and why should I when they've already done the work? Here it is to check out:
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/tc/aspergers-syndrome-symptoms

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