Asperger Syndrome: 10 Interesting Facts

here are 10 things you probably didn't know about Asperger's number one there is currently no known cause of Asperger's syndrome some researchers believe that the presence of Asperger's is due to irregular behavior of embryonic cells while the fetus is developing this irregular behavior causes changes to the brain structure during development and early childhood years it's also widely believed that Asperger's is hereditary in a study of identical twins it was shown that when one twin was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome the other twin had a 30% chance of also being diagnosed because 30% is significantly higher than the normal incidence rate the results strongly indicate that genes are directly correlated to the development of Asperger's number two technically Asperger's doesn't exist at least not by that name in 2013 it was decided that Asperger's syndrome was no longer classified as an independent disorder it's now part of the autism spectrum disorder also known as ASD as a mild form of autism sometimes referred to as high-functioning autism as a result of this change people are no longer being diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome number three Asperger's does not negatively affect a person's intelligence like traditional autism does in fact many people struggling with Asperger's have above average IQs it's not uncommon for someone with Asperger's to develop a preoccupation or obsession with certain subjects for months at a time for example one person with Asperger's might know an impressive amount about cars while in others especially informed about sea life or space number four treatments exist although there is no cure for Asperger's there are several treatment options some drugs can prevent distracted behaviors some can help with mood swings and others can help calm patients down there's also behavioral counseling and interventions that can help improve the social struggles of Asperger's number five Asperger's is sometimes referred to as a hidden disability because it doesn't affect a person physically until you talk to someone with Asperger's you likely won't know that anything is different you might not even notice a difference until you've known the person for longer depending on the severity number six Asperger's syndrome is less common than traditional autism about 1 in 100 people worldwide have autism but only 1 in 250 people have Asperger's however it's important to recognize that because Asperger's symptoms mild and generally easy to overlook it's possible that up to 50% of people with Asperger's have not been diagnosed number seven Asperger's is more commonly diagnosed in males than females for every one female diagnosed with Asperger's four males are also diagnosed number eight symptoms of Asperger's start early when you're born you either have Asperger's or you don't and unlike some conditions symptoms start appearing right away common symptoms of Asperger's in children are a lack of eye contact trouble communicating or a lack of understanding of behavioral and social cues number nine there can be physical signs of Asperger's although Asperger's is a mental disorder there are some physical signs the most common sign of Asperger's is a lack of eye contact but it's also common for people with Asperger's to be less expressive with facial expressions or to appear uncoordinated number 10 people with Asperger's generally have a late diagnosis although most people have had symptoms since childhood the majority of cases are diagnosed later in life it might not be until an adult enters the workforce or student attends college that the symptoms become recognizable I hope you enjoyed that video if you've had experiences as Asperger's tell us about it in the comments below we'd love to hear what you have to say thanks for watching

Channel: Lifey Health

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Keywords: Asperger's, Asperger Syndrome, Facts, Autism, High Functioning Autism

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Length: 3min 29sec (209 seconds)

Published: Wed May 23 2018