Aspergers

Asperger’s Awareness:

Asperger’s Awareness Meghan McGetrick EEX 4070 Spring 2011 Professor Anna O’Connor Morin

My Project:

My Project My Goals: -To raise awareness of Asperger’s Disease -To let other’s understand this form of Autism -Create an event and host a guest speaker

What is Asperger’s? :

What is Asperger’s? Asperger's Disorder is a milder variant of Autistic Disorder.   Both Asperger's Disorder and Autistic Disorder are in fact subgroups of a larger diagnostic category.  This larger category is called either Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). The name "Asperger" comes from Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician who first described the syndrome in 1944.

How does it affect people?:

How does it affect people? In Asperger's Disorder, affected individuals are characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. There are impairments in two-sided social interaction and non-verbal communication. Though grammatical, their speech may sound peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern. Clumsiness may be prominent both in their articulation and gross motor behavior. They usually have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves no space for more age appropriate, common interests.

Breakdown of Asperger’s:

Breakdown of Asperger’s It is believed that in Asperger's Disorder -onset is usually later -outcome is usually more positive -social and communication deficits are less severe -circumscribed interests are more prominent -verbal IQ is usually higher than performance IQ (in autism, the case is usually the reverse) -clumsiness is more frequently seen -family history is more frequently positive -neurological disorders are less common

Treatment:

Treatment There is no actual treatment or cure for Asperger’s There are Psychosocial Interventions and Psychopharmacological Interventions

The Event:

The Event Date- April 9, 2011 Time- 5pm Location- Theater of Winter Haven 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd.  Winter Haven, FL 33880

The People:

The People The Winter Haven newspaper “The Ledger” helped create this event possible. Also the support of my loving family and friends. Sydney Marzean was the guest speaker.

Reflection:

Reflection A deeper understanding of Asperger’s Educated the community My best friend People are always willing to help Important lesson learned: Disabilities are not always noticeable so you cannot judge a person by their appearance.