AS
... a Viennese physician Hans Asperger in 1944 describing a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. However, it wasn’t until 1994 that the U.S Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) recognized Asperger Syndrome as a mental disorder even when it was recognized in Europe for over 60 years. Asperger Syndrome is not common at all, maybe that’s one of the reason the DSM IV didn’t include it in its book until 1994. Since there are only 9 of every 1000 children affected with a disorder on the ASD, which include many different types of disorders including Asperger Syndrome, there is also a lesser chance of a person being diagnose with Asperger. But there is a greater chance for a male to be diagnosed with any ASD than that of a female; in fact the chance is four times greater in males than in females. The Syndromes of Asperger include deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or changes, stereotyped or repetitive motor mannerisms, and prefer sameness. They have a great deal of difficulty understanding body languages and very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper body space (personal spaces). Even though those affected with AS have many negative characteristic, many of them have normal IQs and som...