Over time more and more people have started to link Asperger Syndrome to Autism. Note; it is not specifically Autism; however, the two are linked because they do have so many similar symptoms. One reason a lot of parents actually catch this is because of the familiarity of Autism. Recently you may have seen a story on Oprah about Jenny McCarthy and her son and their realization that he had Autism. This made a lot of parents more aware about what this diagnosis is, how it can change your child and if your child may or may not have it.

I think a lot of parents saw that episode on Oprah and sort of looked at their child thinking, "wow, that is what has been wrong!" or "wow, those symptoms sound just like my son's". It used to be that people didn't really talk about this. If your child had it, it could be years or possibly their entire lives before you knew they had it. Nowadays though, people are a lot more open about it. In fact, people like Jenny McCarthy even went on national TV for a purpose - to share her story and her sons story with everyone. So that if your child does have symptoms of Asperger, that you should get things checked out.

Don't ignore it, catch it quick enough and this will help. Some of the most common issues that parents see in a child that has Asperger's syndrome are; aggressiveness, self-injury, and social inappropriateness. For exampleI lets say you have a relative right now that has very significant symptoms of this condition. He is close to 8 years old, struggles socially, he cannot speak correctly, and he is oftentimes more inappropriate than one would like him to be. Many doctors involved with Aspergers have said that there is a difference in the structure of the brain of a child without this syndrome versus with.

Besides aggressiveness, self-injury, and social inappropriateness, other major issues of this condition are; difficulty understanding and translating facial expressions and mannerisms of others, speech rigidity, lack of eye contact, abnormal nonverbal body postures, social and nonverbal problems, plus inordinately quick speech and a lack of coordination. Some people say that once your child definitely has Aspergers that they are changed forever that there is no going back. Personally, I am a big believer in lifestyle changes that can help with Aspergers. There are things you can do to help you and your child.

I think that if you do change how you speak to and around your child, if you change their diet, if you are patient with them that over time the symptoms can lessen. It does take time, and it can be painful. But, this can be helped if you help them work on it. Don't give up on your child just because they have Aspergers or Autism or any other issues. You are their parent, that is what you are there for, to love them unconditionally!

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