Asperger’s Disorder Symptoms Vary According to the Way Each Individual is Affected
July 1, 2009
Asperger’s disorder symptoms will vary according to the way each individual is affected. But all people with autism with have symptoms characterized by difficulties in the areas of social interactions, communication and focus during play.
To expand further on these let’s first look at social interactions. Asperger’s disorder symptoms are first noticed in children and include trouble developing non-verbal communication, which includes facial expressions, cuddling, and eye contact. These children are not comfortable sharing the moment. They don’t understand when things are going well and that this is something to share with peers. They find is impossible to make friends, even as small children.
Communication is a big area that shows the delays a person with autism suffers from. People with autism have major delays in learning to talk, as many as fifty percent never speak. Some researchers feel this is because of an inability to learn to talk while others believe it’s from choice. For those who are able to speak, they still have limitations on their conversations. It seems to be almost painful for them to carry on a conversation to the point where they may not be able to continue it once its begun. They may be unable to understand humor. Some people with autism repeat a word or phrase over and over. This is called echolalia.
The third category deals with limitations on the interests of a person with autism as well as the focus in play. Children with autism will frequently focus on part of a toy as opposed to play with a toy. It might be the wheels of a car or the eyes of a stuffed animal. Odd things like license plates, television schedules or patterns often fascinate teens and adults with autism. They may focus on these things non-stop. They usually need their lives to be very structured. They may eat the same meal the same way at the same time every day. It might be necessary to take the same route when driving them to school. A disruption in these routines can be disastrous to the autistic person. This category also includes the stereotypical behaviors of rocking and hand flapping.
Parents, babysitters or other caregivers first notice symptoms of autism before the child is three years old. It may start with little things like a child resistant to being held or not making eye contact. Concern will build when the child resists playing baby games like peek-a-boo and will escalate when the child does not begin to speak; especially when friends have children who are developing normally.
Nothing can prevent the onset of autism, nor cure it once it develops, but early intervention and access to good programs will help minimize the severity of asperger’s disorder symptoms that may enable a person with autism lead as normal a life as possible.
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