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Asperger syndrome

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Asperger syndrome is a neurological disorder which belongs to the category of autism spectrum disorders. This disease is characterized by developmental disabilities varying in severity and intensity though the patients may share behavioral patten. This disease has been named after Hans Asperger, pediatrician, who gave a detailed analysis of characteristics of the disease. Though is patients had normal intelligence but they lacked social and communication skills and even had poor coordination. The common symptoms of the disease are minimal social interactions, lack of common sense, problems with numbers and writing, awkward movements and odd behavior.this disease can be treated with proper education and training, language therapy, psychotherapy and medications.