| Symptoms of Asperger's can include the following: | | | | with friends. |
| Children with the disorder,will tend to focus on one or | | | | Physically the child may appear clumsy and exhibit |
| two very narrow concepts and can be obsessed with | | | | poor coordination and difficulty developing certain |
| a particular concept such as statistics,schedules,and | | | | motor skills. The child may also experience sleep |
| even particular animals.As an example,your child may | | | | disorders and emotional issues. Parents may notice |
| show a fascination with sports statistics and have little | | | | Asperger's symptoms in children as early as 30 |
| or no understanding in the sport itself. | | | | months of age. |
| A child with Asperger's may exhibit trouble with | | | | Currently most children with Asperger's are diagnosed |
| interacting and communicating with others in a social | | | | between the age of four and eleven. Obtaining |
| setting. | | | | professional guidance is essential if you notice your |
| The child may lack the ability to evaluate the reaction | | | | child is showing the signs and symptoms. |
| of others to their communication attempts. During | | | | Your child's pediatrician should be monitoring the child's |
| social interactions the child may not appear to | | | | development and can help determine if further testing |
| understand the other person or even be unresponsive. | | | | is needed. Asperger's is thought to be a milder form of |
| The child may not show the expected emotional | | | | the group of autistic spectrum disorders and the |
| response to the other party, which can appear | | | | testing should help rule out other conditions. |
| insensitive to those trying to interact. | | | | Currently there is no cure for Asperger's, however |
| Children with Asperger's may speak in an emotionless | | | | there are treatments that can help your child adjust to |
| tone or even display awkward gestures in their | | | | the syndrome. Approximately one fifth of the children |
| communication attempts. The seemingly odd behaviors | | | | affected may 'grow out" of the condition with no |
| of the child interferes with the normal communication | | | | further problems. Proper diagnosis and counseling can |
| and social interactions and can cause issues with the | | | | help those with continued problems. |
| child's schooling and the ability to make and interact | | | | |