Monday, April 26, 2010

What’s this word – Asperger’s Syndrome

After our first IEP meeting with Stephen Danzig. Psy.D, I learned this new word “Asperger’s Syndrome” and I went home Googled this unusual word. After I read the definition and characteristics, I thought this is when the doctor could not treat some naughty kids, so they defined a name for it. Alexander is one of these kids.

Here are the typical Asperger’s (from Book - Quirky,Yes. Hopeless, No - by Cynthia La Brie Norall, PhD.)
1. Generally unaware about people, social situations, time, place.
2. Rigid, prefers routine, very literal-minded, and such purveyors of truth that they are too blunt and inadvertently insult others.
3. Have difficulty making eye contact.
4. Have special interests, which for some become obsessions, and they will talk about these topics continuously.
5. Act inappropriately. It is difficult for them to read body language.
6. Out-of-box thinking lets them see the world very differently than we do.
7. Highly sensitive to touch, sound, light, taste, and other stimuli.
8. Need help staying on track and being organized.
9. Lack self-awareness skills and may have bouts of anger and frustration beyond their control.

Many kids may have some characteristics, but in moderate level, but Alexander has all, and very noticeable that need professional help. Then, I found out, there is no medication for this. The worse part: it cannot be cure.
What should we do?

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