Articles in Mental Health
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger syndrome also known alternatively as pervasive developmental disorder, is mostly deemed as a highly functioning type of autism. Individuals having this syndrome have blighted social contact, restricted recurring behavioural mannerisms and are mostly gauche. They might be a delay in attaining milestones in motor skills adeptness.
Asperger Syndrome Causes:
The cause is still woolly. The founder of this disorder, Hans Asperger in 1944 characterized it ‘Autistic Psychopathy’ and the cause is till date unclear. There is a potential association to autism and genetic predisposition might don a crucial role. This condition has been noted to appear more commonly in the male rather than the female gender.
A child having Asperger exhibits lower than average non-verbal communication [...]
