Asperger's disorder

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Related to Asperger's disorder: ADHD, Childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett's Disorder, Tourette's Disorder

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Asperger's disorder

n. Asperger, síndrome de, trastorno de la personalidad que en casos extremos se caracteriza por retraimiento social, falta de habilidad ocupacional, habla de estilo pedante y excesivo interés en asuntos banales.

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Patients with Asperger's disorder need specific training to build a repertoire of social skills.

The angry patient with Asperger's: Mr. A's social skills are poor, and he has threatened and hit people when angry. What would you recommend for this anxious, depressed, developmentally disabled young man?

Although there is no epidemic, autism, Asperger's disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified are more common than previously believed and are an important public health issue.

Autism is not an epidemic

Both Asperger's disorder and autism are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual--IV, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) under "Pervasive Developmental Disorders," a term which itself is now falling out of use in favor of "autism spectrum disorders." Asperger's disorder is a unique diagnostic category in DSM-IV-TR, while children who meet the criteria for autism except for having normal intelligence are often classified under "atypical autism."

Asperger's disorder, high-functioning autism often overlap

Haskins in which they contended that people with Asperger's disorder were overrepresented in forensic criminal settings (J.

Some autistic children may be prone to violence

In contrast, children with Asperger's disorder have no significant delay in language, although some experts believe that previous mild delays are acceptable as long as the child's language use is normal at the time he or she is assessed.

Asperger's, high-functioning autism often overlap

Buttross, a specialist in the division of child development and behavioral pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, offered these guidelines to aid in recognition of Asperger's disorder, Rett syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, and childhood disintegrative disorder.

Ways to spot cluster of autism-related disorders. (Rett, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder)

It follows that the social world can be quite complex for individuals with Asperger's Disorder given their difficulties in understanding emotions, interpreting other people's perspective and maintaining conversations.

TO WHAT EXTENT EMPATHY AND THEORY OF MIND ARE IMPORTANT IN WORKING AS A COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOTHERAPIST?

"Asperger's Disorder and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities: How are These Two Disorders Related to Each Other?" http://www.aane.org/asperger_resources/articles/miscellaneous/asperger nonverbal_learning.html

Color outside the library lines: serving NVLD and Asperger Syndrome teens

This particular issue is addressed is via an eighteen-year-old character with Asperger's Disorder.

A Rebel Comes of Age

In DSM-IV-TR, Asperger's disorder (AD), first described as "autistic psychopathy," (4) is categorized as a subtype of ASD in which the patient, without a history of language delay or mental retardation, has autistic social deficits that do not meet full criteria for autism.