Asperger syndrome

Asperger syndrome (often Asperger's syndrome) is a mild form of autism. It used to be its own diagnosis but now it’s not. It’s a part of autism spectrum disorder.^[1]

It affects the way in which a person understands, talks, and acts with other people. A person who has Asperger syndrome may not fit in well with other people and may be unable to act like everyone else in different social situations.^[2] Asperger syndrome is called a developmental disorder, and is not considered a mental illness. Most adults with Asperger syndrome can learn how to make friends, do useful work, and live successful lives. People with it sometimes call themselves Aspies.^[3]

People who have it will have to deal with it for the rest of their lives. However, they can try many things to help them and learn how to be able to reduce the impact on their life. One solution can be medication to restrict the different symptoms like aggression. The big problem with people affected by Asperger's is that they cannot understand emotions or how people think. Therapists try to help the person with that. They will do many things like acting an emotion and letting the Asperger people guess what it is.^[4]

1. ↑ Skuse, David (2018-05-09). "Few people mourn Asperger syndrome's loss from diagnostic manuals". Spectrum | Autism Research News. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
2. ↑ The Nemours Foundation. "An Autism Spectrum Disorder" Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, A Children's Health System.
3. ↑ "What Is Asperger Syndrome?". Autism Speaks. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
4. ↑ Mayo Clinic. "Alternative medicine", Asperger's syndrome, London, 27 October 2005. Retrieved on 27 October 2005.