If you know of a child who is having a greater degree of language impairment than other children or has diminished communication skills and also exhibits a restrictive pattern of thought and behavior, he may have Aspergers syndrome. This condition is more or less similar to that of classic autism. The main difference between autism and Aspergers syndrome is that the child suffering from Aspergers syndrome retains his early language skills.
The peculiar symptom of Aspergers syndrome is a childs obsessive interest in a single object or topic to the exclusion of any other. The child suffering from Aspergers syndrome wants to know all about this one topic.
Sometimes their speech patterns and vocabulary may resemble that of a little professor. Other Aspergers symptoms include the inability to interact successfully with peers, clumsy and uncoordinated motor movements, repetitive routines or rituals, socially and emotionally inappropriate behavior, and last, but not least, problems with non-verbal communication.
Aspergers syndrome sufferers find difficulty mingling with the general public. Even if they converse with others, they exhibit inappropriate and eccentric...