Aspergen Syndrome

Have you seen the movie the movie 'MY NAME IS KHAN'? Do you know which disease RIZWAN(Shahrukh Khan) was suffering from? It was aspergen syndrome.

You might notice two things of Rizwan in that movie.........

1. He was much smarter than other folks.

2. He was facing problems in communicating with others.

let us know something  more about this:

Aspergen syndrome is a disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interactions and non verbal communication along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour and interest.

Social-behavioural symptoms can begin as early as infancy. Characteristic differences are seen in social development, but these changes are hard to identify in toddlers and may be attributed to another condition or not perceived as abnormal. Most cases of Asperger's syndrome are identified when the child is school-aged or older; studies have shown an average age at diagnosis of 11 years. Some of the symptoms that may be present are:

lack of social awareness

• lack of interest in socializing/making friends;
• difficulty making and sustaining friendships;
• inability to infer the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of others;
• either gazing too intently or avoiding eye contact;
• lack of changing facial expression, or use of exaggerated facial expressions;
• lack of use or comprehension of gestures;
• inability to perceive nonverbal cues or communications 

What are the treatments for Asperger's syndrome?

A number of behavioural and educational interventions can help people with Asperger's syndrome, although all of these may not be necessary in a given individual. The type of interventions chosen must be based upon the individual's age and needs. Types of interventions that have been shown to be of benefit include:

• efforts to reduce overstimulation or overload of sensory input;
• supporting executive function skills by provision of an environment that is predictable, structured, and organized;
• organization skills training;
• speech/language therapy that addresses the ambiguous use of language and the use of language in social settings;
• social skills training programs, including training in the awareness of social cognition, use of gestures and facial expressions, and conversational language;