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We're here to help parents with Aspergers children

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Intense preoccupation with a narrow subject, one-sided verbosity, restricted prosody, and physical clumsiness are typical for #Aspergers
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Behavioral therapy addresses poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness.
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The mainstay of management is behavioral therapy, focusing on specific deficits.
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There is no single treatment, and the effectiveness of particular interventions is supported by only limited data.
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Brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology.
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Although research suggests the likelihood of a genetic basis, there is no known genetic cause.
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#Aspergers differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development.
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#Aspergers also involves restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.
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#AspergerSyndrome (AS) is an autism spectrum disorder (#ASD).
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Highly Effective Research-Based #ParentingStrategies for Children with #Asperger's bit.ly/aspergersguide1 #AspergersDisorder
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Diagnosis is most commonly made between the ages of four and eleven.
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Parents of children with Aspergers can typically trace differences in their children's development to as early as 30 months of age.
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#Aspergers is also associated with high levels of alexithymia, which is difficulty in identifying and describing one's emotions.
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Echolalia (the automatic repetition of vocalizations made by another person) has also been observed in individuals with #Aspergers.
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Stereotyped and repetitive motor behaviors are a core part of the diagnosis of #Aspergers and other ASDs.
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Decrease School-Related Behavior Problems, Sensory Sensitivities, Aggression, Social-Skills Deficits bit.ly/aspergersguide1 #Aspie
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