<p>How many people here on collegeconfidential.com have Asperger's syndrome? I'll be the first to come forward.</p>
<p>I don't and I'm glad I don't.</p>
<p>What is Asperger's syndrome?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, my lit teacher said we are reading a book about a kid with asperger's next. I don't think she said what it's called. It's a type of autism, usually the people with it are really smart. didnt einstein have it or am I mistaken? Ill tell you once i find out what the book is called</p>
<p>Asperger's syndrome is a neurological disorder where the sufferers have a higher than normal IQ with other symptoms including:
-Social impairments and trouble understanding emotion
-V. formal way of speech
-narrow but intense subject interest. </p>
<p>I wrote a paper about it a couple years back, so not 100% positive about it.</p>
<p>A guy I know might have that. He read the dictionary for plesasure in middle school, is obsessed with math and computer science, does really well on the SAT (like back in eighth grade), but he's I guess what you would call socially awkward. Not by choice, though; it seems to be innate - the way he acts and talks and all.</p>
<p>So, a person with Asperger's Syndrome would be the stereotypical nerd wouldn't (s)he? It's a bizarre illness I must say. I never thought that people who had a social deficiency would have a medical condition. </p>
<p>Does it threaten the person's health, for example, like a disease would? Or, is it a personality disorder or mental illness that impairs one socially?</p>
<p>It is generally considered a PPD - pervasive personality disorder or a PDD - pervasive developmental disorder. To my knowledge there are no physical components.</p>
<p>Learn all about it here. <a href="http://www.maapservices.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.maapservices.org/</a></p>
<p>And here. <a href="http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html</a>
This article says:
'At this time there is a great deal of debate as to exactly where AS fits. It is presently described as an autism spectrum disorder and Uta Frith, in her book AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, described AS individuals as "having a dash of Autism". Some professionals feel that AS is the same as High Functioning Autism, while others feel that it is better described as a Nonverbal Learning Disability. AS shares many of the characteristics of PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder; Not otherwise specified), HFA, and NLD and because it was virtually unknown until a few years ago, many individuals either received an incorrect diagnosis or remained undiagnosed. For example, it is not at all uncommon for a child who was initially diagnosed with ADD or ADHD be re-diagnosed with AS. In addition, some individuals who were originally diagnosed with HFA or PDD-NOS are now being given the AS diagnosis and many individuals have a dual diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism."</p>
<p>Simfish has it.</p>