Boy with Asperger’s Takes Control of Car after Mother Passes Out (January 31, 2008)
Nine-year-old Jonathan Anderson who has Asperger’s Syndrome acted quickly when his mother passed out while driving him to school in
According to the According to the DSM-IV, Asperger’s is a distinct disorder. One of the main differences features is that children with Asperger Syndrome, by definition, do not have a significant language delay. The other defining area is in cognitive ability. Those with Asperger Syndrome are considered “higher functioning” in terms of cognitive ability. But there is a lot of gray area and overlap in diagnoses. Ultimately the most important part of getting the diagnosis is its use in focusing the appropriate intervention. So you may find some families willing to “push” for more severe diagnosis in order to qualify for hard-to-get early intervention services because a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome may not get them those services. Food for thought! What do you think?
Is it Asperger or Asperger’s (and does it really matter)? The disorder was named after Hans Asperger (singular), and Austrian pediatrician who first identified the traits that we know as Asperger Syndrome. After this bloggers informal survey of other websites that refer to the disorder, it appears that the consensus is that it is Asperger Syndrome or Asperger’s (without adding the “syndrome” after it).
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