Asperger's Syndrome
My son has Asperger's Syndrome, which is part of the autism spectrum. Asperger's Syndrome (AS) occupies the higher functioning end of the autism spectrum. Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder that affects early brain development, often causing communication difficulties and problems with social interactions. It's likely Albert Einstein and Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. I have a very strong feeling that the increase in Autistic children has everything to do with Spiritual Evolution and not caused by environmental factors/ vaccines, but this is my opinion (intuition). These children are clearly wired differently with their senses running on higher energy vibrations than "normal", many if not all are highly intuitive and have extreme empathic abilities. Their difficulty in tuning out the emotions of people around them and their inability to communicate their feelings verbally causes anxiety and frustration and the need to "cocoon" themselves from the outside world. My little '"Aspie" is the light of my life, he amazes me almost daily with his views on life and how things should be, and he is only 7. He has taught me so much about life, love and spirituality, he has an understanding of God and how the universe works that most adults could not wrap their heads around. If everyone saw the world the way he does we would be living in a much happier loving place. These children may be our salvation, so take care of them!
A bit on the history and symptoms of Asperger's
Despite its identification in 1944 by Austrian physician, Hans Asperger, the syndrome was not recognized as a unique disorder until 1994. As such, the exact number afflicted is unknown. But the National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 400,000 people have autism, making it the third most common developmental disability.
The challenges faced by people with autism and Asperger's come from the same place," says Stephen Shore, a doctoral candidate in special education, concentrating on the autism spectrum at Boston University. "They just express themselves differently. For example, we see significant delays in communication for autism. There is no significant delay in verbal ability for Asperger's."
Other characteristics of Asperger's include:
Deficiencies in social skills
Difficulties with transitions or changes, preference for sameness
Obsessive routines
Repetitive motions
Restricted interests
Difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language)
Sensory issues
Difficulty determining proper body space boundaries
By definition, people with AS have a normal to above average IQs. But while many Asperger's kids possess advanced vocabularies – often sounding like "little professors" — they can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.