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Definition:

Symptoms

Daryl Hannah

  • Is a type of childhood disorder involving severe impairment in areas such as social interaction and communication skills and the display of stereotyped interests and behaviors.
  • Is a variant of autism.
  • Is a continuum ranging from very severe cases to very mild ones;
  • Lack of empathy, lack of emotional reciprocity;
  • Naive, inappropriate one-sided interaction
  • Little or no ability to form friendships
  • poor non-verbal communication;
  • Pedantic, repetitive speech intense absorptions in certain subjects;
  • Clumsy and ill-coordinated movements and odd postures;
  • Some obsessive-compulsive behaviors,

severe irritability, aggression, self-injury,

and tantrums are observed frequently

and can have a significant impact on the affected individual and his or her family.

  • Asperger's Disorder/Syndrome was named after the pediatrician Dr. Hans Asperger in 1944
  • Asperger's Disorder was first published in 1981
  • Is one of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders which is a Disorder from the Childhood and Adolescence;
  • the DSM-IV-TR identifies several categories of pervasive disorder, Asperger's Disorder is just one of them.

Hollywood Actress/ Activist

  • Born 12/03/60 in Chicago, USA;
  • Very Shy, considered "borderline autistic";
  • Acted in several movies such as The Fury, Splash, Blade Runner, Steel Magnolias and Wall Street;
  • Most notable recent role was in Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.

Diagnosis

  • The diagnosis can be done in two stages:
  • The first involves parents or teachers completing a questionnaire or rating scale;
  • The second stage is the diagnostic assessment completed by clinicians;
  • Characteristics could be identified in some children as young as two to three years;
  • Studies noted that some of the parents, specially the father of such children appeared to share some of the personality characteristics of their child;

Treatment

Communication and social skills training

  • Children with Asperger's syndrome may be able to learn the unwritten rules of socialization and communication when taught in an explicit and rote fashion, much like the way students learn foreign languages.
  • Children with Asperger's Syndrome may also learn how to speak in a more natural rhythm, as well as how to interpret communication techniques, such as gestures, eye contact, tone of voice, humor and sarcasm.

Asperger's

Disorder

Treatment

Cognitive behavioral therapy

  • This general term encompasses many techniques aimed at curbing problem behaviors, such as interrupting, obsessions, meltdowns or angry outbursts, as well as developing skills such as recognizing feelings and coping with anxiety.
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy usually focuses on training a child to recognize a troublesome situation — such as a new place or an event with lots of social demands — and then select a specific learned strategy to cope with the situation.

Environmental Influence

Works Cited

  • Asperger's Syndrome: A guide to helping your child Thrive at home and at School- Melinda DOcter, Ed. D., and Syed Naqvi, M.D. 2010
  • Asperger's Syndrome: Natural Steps towards a Better Life by Suzanne C. Lawton
  • Essentials of Understanding Abnormal Behavior: David Sue, Derald Sue, Stanley Sue.
  • The complete guide for Asperger's Syndrome Tonny Attwood 2007 Library of congress cataloging in publication data
  • Asperger Syndrome: Natural Steps Toward a Better Life by Suzanne C. Lawton
  • http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000432/bio (One on One talk Show)
  • http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA313527834&v=2.1&u=mlin_s_thomas&it=r&p=HRCA&sw=w

Treatment

Medication

  • The first line of treatment stresses the role of behavior interventions or psychosocial treatment;
  • Contact the local school that the child attends;
  • Environmental Influences affect neurologial conditions;
  • Pharmacotherapy has a relevant role in treating both state symptoms during periods of acute decompesation and trait vulnerabilities;

Conclusion

"There is nothing more commun than an undiscovered genius. Our talent is not enough, creativity is not enough, what you really need is fortitude. Persistence is the thing that will get you there". (Jerrold Wexler- Daryl Hannah's step-father)

  • There are no medications that specifically treat Asperger's Disorder/syndrome. But some medications may improve specific symptoms — such as anxiety, depression or hyperactivity that can occur in many children with Asperger's Disorder/Syndrome.
  • Examples include: Aripiprazole (Abilify), Guanfacine (Intuniv), Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), Risperidone (Risperdal), Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Naltrexone (Revia).
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