| All about Autism and Aspergers
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| | laughed my head off" they may become
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| This article sets out to outline many of
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| | alarmed believing that your head really
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| the characteristics of Aspergers syndrome
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| | did come off of your body. It can be very
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| in such a way that the information can
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| | hard for people with Aspergers to
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| easily be shared with others. Autistic
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| | understand when someone is joking and
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| Spectrum Disorder (autism) is a life-long
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| | that is why they may become angry or
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| developmental disability that affects
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| | upset by something you have said that
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| social and communication skills. Each
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| | wasn't meant to be hurtful.
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| person with autism displays different
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| | Social Understanding: This means knowing
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| symptoms and behavior; some people with
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| | what to do when you are with other
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| autism remain non-verbal and will need
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| | people. People with Aspergers have
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| life-long care. Other people with the
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| | difficulty understanding social
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| condition live independent lives, hold
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| | relationships, they do not understand all
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| down careers, go to university, get
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| | the rules involved in social
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| married and have children.
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| | relationships. As we grow up we learn how
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| Aspergers syndrome is a form of autism
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| | to behave appropriately in certain
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| that was defined by an Austrian
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| | situations, for example we learn not to
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| pediatrician over 50 years ago. People
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| | say things to people like "you look fat"
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| with Aspergers syndrome are usually at
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| | (unless we are deliberately trying to be
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| this more 'able' end of the spectrum.
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| | hurtful). A person with AS usually
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| Like autism, Aspergers syndrome, seems to
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| | doesn't meant to be rude, even though it
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| be caused by a biological difference in
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| | can sometimes appear so, it's because
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| the brain's development. In many cases
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| | their understanding of how to behave is
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| there appears to be a genetic cause;
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| | confused.
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| there are many cases of autism and
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| | Imagination This is the ability to think
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| Aspergers syndrome running in the same
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| | about things that aren't real. Children
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| family. One study has estimated that 3 to
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| | with Aspergers syndrome tend not to be
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| 7 in 1,000 people have AS. People with
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| | interested in games that involve
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| Aspergers syndrome share many of the same
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| | pretending to be someone else (like cops
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| characteristics as people with autism but
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| | and robbers). Some children with
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| they usually do not have any accompanying
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| | Aspergers can be very interested in
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| learning disabilities. Explaining
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| | things that aren't interesting to other
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| Aspergers syndrome isn't easy, no matter
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| | children or exclude social interaction.
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| who you are talking to! It's not
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| | They may like collecting items that seem
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| something that can be described in a
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| | dull or unusual to us.
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| single, snappy sentence! There are
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| | There are also websites that provide a
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| problems because you cannot tell by
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| | great deal of information about the
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| looking at someone if they have Aspergers
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| | condition. A good one is Sibnet, set up
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| syndrome. Also because the causes of
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| | by the Seattle Children's Hospital
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| Aspergers are yet to be clearly
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| | Project. Sibnet is specifically for
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| identified it can sometimes be difficult
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| | siblings of disabled children and is for
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| convincing people that the condition
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| | both young siblings and adult brothers
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| actually exists. You could try by
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| | and sisters. The site contains
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| explaining that, people with Aspergers
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| | information and resources for siblings of
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| basically have problems in 3 major areas.
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| | disabled children and allows them to
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| This is usually part of the criteria for
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| | subscribe to the site - a place where
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| diagnosing Aspergers syndrome. These
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| | they can share information and discuss
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| areas are:
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| | issues they may be facing.
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| Social communication: This means knowing
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| | This article set out to provide a simple
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| what to say to other people and
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| | 'user friendly' overview of the
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| understanding the meaning of what they
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| | indicators of Aspergers Syndrome in such
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| are saying to you. Just imagine how many
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| | a way that you could explain it to other
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| times a day the basics of social
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| | people who might have no idea what the
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| communication come into your child's
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| | condition was. Providing people with a
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| life; at the shops, at home, at school,
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| | simple and straightforward account of the
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| in the street. People with Aspergers
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| | condition will help them to understand
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| Syndrome can have problems when talking
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| | the condition better, and provide you and
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| to other people as they can take things
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| | your family with a much needed support
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| people say literally. An example would be
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| | network!
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| if you say to someone with Aspergers "I
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