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Asperger's Disorder is the term for a specific type of pervasive developmental disorder which is characterized by problems in development of social skills and behavior. In the past, many children with Asperger's Disorder were diagnosed ...

Asperger's Disorder (also known as Asperger's Syndrome, or AS), like other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), involves delays and deviant patterns of behavior in multiple areas of functioning, that often require the input of professionals with ...

Impairments in Social Interactions with Others Although the social criteria for Asperger's Disorder (also known as Asperger's Syndrome, or AS) and autism are identical, the former condition usually involves fewer symptoms and has a generally different ...

Asperger Syndrome (AS, also known as Asperger's Disorder) is a severe developmental disorder characterized by major difficulties in social interaction, and restricted and unusual patterns of interest and behavior. Autism is the most widely ...

There are a wide variety of helpful treatments for Asperger's Disorder that help an individual learn better social skills and communication cues, to help them be able to interact socially more naturally. At present, like ...

Asperger's Disorder is a childhood syndrome that is characterized by the following symptoms: Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following: marked impairment in the use of ...

The essential features of Asperger's Disorder are severe and sustained impairment in social interaction and the development of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. The disturbance must cause clinically significant impairment in ...