Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a syndrome of holistic developmental disorders that is often not diagnosed early. This is caused by apparently normal speech development, which puts those around them to sleep.
What is Asperger syndrome?
Asperger's syndrome is a set of characteristics that may resemble the symptoms of autism, but should not be equated with it. Compared to autistic people, people with Asperger's syndrome have much better developed cognitive abilities and language. The symptoms of this syndrome disorder are:
- difficulty accepting change,
- limited flexibility of thought,
- a penchant for maintaining routines and rituals,
- motor clumsiness and
- impaired development of social skills.
Due to the nature of the symptoms mentioned, it is not possible to observe them until around the age of 5, when the child undertakes his or her first social activities (e.g. in kindergarten).
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Worrying behaviour
Which behaviours should attract particular attention? In the social sphere, a child with AS may avoid socialising with friends. He or she may also have problems understanding conventions, that is, what is "proper". This manifests itself, among other things, in too close physical contact with the interlocutor. It is also characteristic to constantly return to a topic of interest, regardless of the reaction or interest from the interlocutor. These children are always truthful and do not understand that they can hurt someone by doing so (e.g. by saying out loud that someone is fat).
