PPT-What is Asperger’s Syndrome?

Kieran McGovern And how do you deal with it What is Aspergers Syndrome An Autistic Spectrum Disorder causing difficulties in three main areas social communication social interaction social imagination. This means that 1 in every 733 babies is born with this condition Although parents of any age may have a child with Down syndrome 80 are born to women under the age of 35 NICHCY Disability Fact Sheet 4 June 2010 Definition Definition Definition Defi 5. th. November 2010. “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better”. Martin Luther King . Jr. The difficulties for adolescents with Asperger Syndrome in School. You are from another planet. How to recognize, communicate with, and support a student with Asperger’s Syndrome. Audience: Professors at Oregon State . University. Created by. : Crista . Ditzler . Asperger’s Syndrome, also known as AS, is defined by the National Autistic Society as: “A lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them.”. Ricky is a 10-year- syndrome, anxiety and ne motor delay. Ricky attends public school and is in the 4th grade where he had been struggling with paying attention in class, completing assignments, an with High-Functioning Autism. and Asperger’s Syndrome. Miranda Clark. Advisor: Tina K. Veale, Ph. D. . Eastern Illinois University. Partial funding for this project was provided . by . the Honors Council of the Illinois . Professor Dr. . Hughey. Created by: Julia . Garten. “Children with autism are challenged by the most essential human behaviors. They have difficulty interacting with other people-often failing to see people as people rather than simply objects in their environment. They cannot easily communicate ideas and feelings, have great trouble imagining what others think or feel, and in some cases spend their lives speechless. They frequently find it hard to make friends or even bond with family members. Their behavior can seem bizarre.”. Seattle Pacific University. Spring 2011. Educating Exceptional Students. What is Asperger Syndrome?. Definition-A “developmental disorder [neurobiological]characterized by normal cognitive and language development with impairments in all social areas, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors, preoccupation with atypical activities or items, pedantic speech patterns, and motor clumsiness” (Heward, 2009, p.G-1).. Rethinking the Glass House Rule. Complexity. Perhaps student profiles and behaviors are becoming more complex…. The Real Question…. What is your professional and ethical responsibility?. Understanding Asperger - Research. A genetic disorder that causes delays in physical and intellectual development.. Causes of Down Syndrome. Caused by extra genetic material from chromosome 21. Prenatal Testing. Amniocentesis:. procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is drawn out of the uterus through a needle inserted in the abdomen. APM Resident Education Curriculum. Thomas W. Heinrich, M.D.. Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine. Chief, Psychiatric Consult Service at . Froedtert. Hospital. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine. Bayu. Lestari. What will be Impaired in This Patient?. Obese. Insulin Resistance?. Dyslipidemia? (High TG, High LDL, Low LDL). T2DM?. Metabolic Syndrome. High prevalence of metabolic . s. yndrome: relation between glucose and lipid metabolism. What is Asperger Syndrome?What are the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome? Asperger syndrome. It is a form of autism and is used to describe people at the higher functioning end of Syndrome?characte Relatively common disorder caused by the loss of genetic material from one of the sex chromosomes. . Affects only females. Clinical features. Short stature (143-145cm tall). Loss of ovarian function. In 1866, an English doctor named John Langdon DOWN described the characteristics of Down syndrome. . What were some of the characteristics John Langdon Down observed?. Your body is made up of TRILLIONS of cells. Each cell is a copy of a single cell that divided itself to make all the cells in your body. Your cells need instructions to create who you are. Your DNA, genes and chromosomes work together to tell your body how to form and function. .