It is always said that individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome have a hard time with their interpersonal interactions. Do you know what this looks like? * Eye contact is an essential part of interpersonal interactions, but for someone with Asperger’s Syndrome even the simple tasks of creating...

Children diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome were called little professors by Dr. Asperger. This hearkens back to their ability to focus in on one subject and then learn all there is to know about it. They may read, study, hypothesize on their own, or simply take ownership of the topic in a variety...

Whether you are a parent of a young child only recently diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, or the parent of a child who seems to be struggling with the symptoms of the condition on a daily basis, facing the facts of Asperger’s Syndrome is a crucial exercise for anyone who is a caretaker...

Preschoolers turn into high school students, and from there they become adults. What does life hold for the young adult and the aging adult with Asperger’s Syndrome? There is no doubt that gainful employment, marriage, and also parenthood are all part and parcel of the experiences an individual...

Parents who were heartened that their children, who at some point were diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, made it through preschool, kindergarten and even elementary school relatively unscathed, are now worried about the impact high school will have on their kids. After all, the amount of teacher...

In the past, special education used to be the catchall term for all those kids who did not learn as well in the regular classroom environment as other kids. This led to those with autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, developmental and also cognitive disabilities to be lumped together in huge classrooms...

Although the early diagnosis often gives parents and caregivers a distinct advantage when seeking to begin treatment and adaptive modifications that make life in a society of individuals unaffected with the disease more possible, the long term outlook is not entirely understood. Considering that attention...

If your child is ready to head on out to school, you know that this is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, your child is ready and willing to embrace new challenges, but on the other hand you dread the potential for problems on the playground. While this is the worry for any parent, those parenting a...

Some people believe that Asperger’s Syndrome is synonymous with a lower IQ or even some mental retardation. Nothing could be further from the truth! The mislabeling arose when children with the condition failed to concentrate adequately in class. Naturally they fell back in their studies and before...

It is a well known fact body language is the bane of existence for many patients suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome. Although they might work hard with family members and caregivers to work around the need for body language and also the correct interpretation of body language, it is still an area...

As a parent, your questions sometimes challenge the medical establishment. Too early to offer a definitive diagnosis, too controversial to contend with the backlash it might offer, and too afraid to not toe the party line that that a particular physician’s office may have to offer, getting answers...

Who was Hans Asperger? His name is famous since one of the autism spectrum disorders is named after him, but what else does history teach about this great physician? Perhaps the quickest facts that sum up his life deal with his lifetime spent in Vienna where he worked as a pediatric physician at the...

With the new school year just around the corner, parents of children dealing with Asperger’s Syndrome are once again in a quandary about enrolling the youngsters in a regular school setting. Not needing the support that a special education setting has to offer, but needing a bit more assistance...

Even as parents have been alerted to the fact that Asperger’s Syndrome will make their child’s education more difficult, they may have breathed a sigh of relief when junior made it through preschool and kindergarten relatively unscathed. After all, there were few incidents and overall your...

As the parent or caregiver of a child with Asperger’s Syndrome you know that there is a lot that goes into the daily parenting experience. At the same time, there are a lot of processes you need to prepare for, especially when it comes to letting the child leave the safe environment of your home...