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How common Asperger's Syndrome is.
What is 1 in every 250 to 500 people.
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Asperger's sufferers tend to talk "at" or "with" people.
What is those who suffer from Asperger's tend to talk "at" people due to their problems in understanding and using nonverbal communication, non-literal language, and conversational reciprocity. They are labeled as "little professors" because once they get started on a given topic of interest they seem to lecture on all the points applicable to the topic.
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People with Asperger's interpret others speech.
What is literally.
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A lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people hinders relationships with these people.
What is parents. Most children with Asperger's do not seek out love or affection from their parents, which can be a psychologically stunting affair for parents.
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The prevalence of Asperger's Syndrome in boys and girls.
What is The prevalence of Asperger's Syndrome in boys and girls.
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The abbreviation for Asperger's.
What is AS.
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Impaired socialization, communicative ability, and imagination that characterize autism stem from abnormalities in the brain that prevent the person from forming a specific type of mind set.
What is a Theory of Mind, mind set.
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Someone with Asperger's communicates with another not considering their comments and the effects they will have on another person.
What is being blunt, honest to a fault, having no filter.
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The need for routine is essential for those with Asperger's especially because of the way in which routine affects those who surround them.
What is those who suffer from Asperger's have an innate need for routine so when their routine is interrupted it puts a great amount of stress on them. Routines act as a stabilizer opposed to a cause of anxiety. For those who live with and around people with Asperger's it is essential they understand the need for routine because it this consistency is broken meltdowns are immanent.
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The first cases of Asperger's ever diagnosed.
What is boys. To be specific Hans Asperger's found, in 1944, a series of traits in common among four boys. These traits included "a lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversation, intense absorption in a special interest, and clumsy movements."
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Despite a desire to have friends, those who suffer from Asperger's Syndrome have difficulties with social interactions which is what this syndrome is primarily classified as.
What is A Social Disorder.
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Two background cases that can cause a breakdown in communication from one Asperger's sufferer to another person.
What is 1. extraneous background noise, 2. overly complex communicative signals or language, 3. highly complex social context, 4. lack of a communicative partner's ability to request clarification of the message, or 5. lack of motivation to communicate in a reciprocal manner.
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A person with Asperger's social filter affects their communication.
What is when they communicate they do not consider what others feel or the fact that by being completely honest they might hurt someone's feelings. If they meet someone and believe they are fat they might say, "hello. You are fat."
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Asperger's as a genetic disorder.
What is yes. As of now it is known to have genetically related ties as it runs in families. Yet, beyond that, scientists are still trying to figure out the "why's".
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Aspects of socializing that hinder adult males with Asperger's from finding a woman to eventually marry.
What is lacking a "guy mode". The ability to flirt, initiate conversation, and entice women falls under the communication barrier. Also, those with AS have trouble making eye contact, reading behavioral signs, and usually have monotone voices. These aspects are all contributing factors that hinder males from pursuing a mate.