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    Asperger’s Syndrome and Social Interaction One of the major challenges in dealing with Asperger narcissism is the social problem‚ which comes along with it. Asperger’s Problem affects your head’s ability to read the world just how everyone else does‚ particularly when it comes to other folks. Connections and natural conversations often develop into a chore‚ and hence produce both the Aspie and individuals they’re trying to socialize with reluctant to try to overcome the difficulties. Miscommunication

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    Commonly confused with Autism‚ Asperger’s Syndrome is a type of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). These types of disorders (PDD) have delays is the development of basic skills such as‚ the ability to socialize‚ to communicate‚ and to use imagination. Children with Asperger’s typically have normal intelligence and language development‚ but these could change as they get older. This disorder was declared official in 1944 by an Austrian doctor‚ Hans Asperger. How is Asperger’s different from Autism

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    Angelman syndrome (AS) is an infrequent genetic condition that has a considerable impact on a person’s nervous system which causes them to have severe physical and intellectual disabilities; I will briefly define these in the commentary (Genetic Disorders‚ 2015). Harry Angelman identified the condition in three children in 1965 however in today’s research it is found in one in sixteen million people.(Angelmanuk.2015).Therefore the reason the research has been so motivational is due to it being very

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    Todd’s syndrome‚ more frequently referred to as Alice in Wonderland syndrome‚ it is a disorienting neurological condition that primarily targets children‚ mostly young woman between ages of 2-13. Alice in wonderland syndrome affects human visual perception and involves an array of symptoms that include transient altered perception of the shapes of inanimate and animate objects that appear to be smaller or larger than normal. There can also be an impaired sense of passage of time or the feeling of

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    vocalizing certain things that come out of your mouth‚ these actions are called tics. Tics are sounds or movements they can’t control. Children ages 6-18 years of age and a few adults living with Tourette syndrome have to deal with on a daily basis.   Commonly known for its vocalization‚ Tourette’s syndrome is a disorder that affects the Nervous System. Individuals that are affected by this disorder tend to make sudden movements or sounds‚ also known as tics‚ they can’t control. An example of TS is someone

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    Asperger’s syndrome is a form of autism characterized by certain social difficulties and certain patterns of interest. As in other form of autism Asperger syndrome doesn ’t result in mental retardation‚ except in some cases were mild retardation is present. It also involves delays in the development of basic skills especially in the social interaction area. At the same time some repetitive behavior might be observed as in hand movements and an obsession over a certain area. In the movie my name is

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    Asperger syndrome‚ known otherwise as Aspergers‚ is a developmental disability categorized by noteworthy complications in communication with others‚ with limited and sometimes dull series of activities and comforts. It is a less intense rendition of Autism‚ though many confuse the disorders to be the same thing. When I was about eight or nine years old‚ I was diagnosed with Aspergers. I did not realize how serious it was at the time and I did not notice it in myself‚ but as I grew older‚ I began

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    Affecting about one in every forty-thousand people‚ Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is fairly rare. It is an umbrella which includes four genetic conditions‚ all caused by a mutated or altered gene. Each type affects the individual from birth. All types tend to cause some degree of abnormal pigmentation‚ hearing loss‚ and facial abnormalities (see figure 1)‚ and a few types create more serious concerns involving anomalies in the hands and arms‚ and life-threatening issues of the bowel. We are still learning

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    Imagine growing old before having the chance to grow up. Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome‚ commonly referred to as progeria‚ is a disease that has this effect on a significant amount of children around the world. Although there are many different forms of progeria‚ Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is the classic type. The name progeria comes from Greek origin and means “prematurely old”. Those who suffer from this disease take on the effects of early aging. Although their bodies begin to age early

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    For some‚ autistic savant syndrome is present at birth. For others‚ this syndrome can be caused by head trauma or other neurological degenerations mainly in the left hemisphere. Many studies have shown research on patients who have endured head trauma which resulted in the patients containing genius abilities. Savant syndrome is a condition in which individuals who are typically impaired‚ demonstrate remarkable skills. Skills

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