Aspergers Disorder
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Aspergers Disorder
Asperger's Disorder has many of the characteristics of Autism except that a child diagnosed as having Asperger's Disorder may have seemingly normal communication and/or cognitive development. A child with Asperger's Disorder often has a marked impairment in social development and may not use language in a socially appropriate way or with cognitive understanding of the social significance of language used.
Symptoms of Asperger's Disorder include:
- language delay
- social delays
- repetitious or stereotypical behaviors
- poor eye contact
- lack of spontaneity
- lack of social language through gestures and body language.
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