Aspergers Autism

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Adult Diagnosis

As more and more doctors and society in general understands more about
Aspergers syndrome, the condition is being diagnosed in adults as well
as children.

Sometimes the diagnosis doesn’t come out in adults until their own child
is diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Typical symptoms associated with Aspergers syndrome in adults include
having an average or above average intelligence, having difficulty
thinking abstractly, showing difficulty empathizing with others,
having poor conversational ability, and having difficulty controlling
their feelings.

They also tend to adhere strongly to routines and schedules, show some
inappropriate social behaviors and tend to specialize in specific
fields or hobbies.

Adults with Aspergers syndrome often cannot clearly understand the
emotions of others.

They may miss the subtleties of facial expression, eye contact and
body language.

Like children with Aspergers syndrome, these adults are often seen
as odd.

In addition, more males than females are affected with adult
Aspergers syndrome.

In years past, such people muddled along in society, sometimes on the
fringes and others were diagnosed with different types of mental illnesses.

Now that Aspergers syndrome has been brought into the public light by
cases of people who either have succeeded despite Aspergers syndrome
or committed crimes as a result of having previously undiagnosed
Aspergers syndrome, more adults are being picked up and treated for
the condition.

Often these aren’t adults specifically asking for help for suspected
Aspergers syndrome but rather have depression, issues around self esteem
or other mood issues that bring them to doctors or therapists that are
now making the correct underlying diagnosis.

By finding the correct underlying diagnosis, more help can become
available even to those who’ve likely had the diagnosis their entire
lives but were unnoticed or labeled something else.

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