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10:24 am
June 14, 2010
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kinship
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I watch that new TV series "Parenthood", starring Lauren Graham. One of the kids there has Asperger's syndrome, which is kind of similar to autism. But what's the main difference between the two? What are their distinguishing factors? From the series, I couldn't tell the difference, really.
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2:21 pm
June 14, 2010
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healthnut22
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Asperger's Syndrome is less severe than Autism. While children with Autism seem totally disinterested in other people, children with Asperger's want to be social but they don't know how to be and can seem socially awkward. They don't pick up on body language or changes in tone in a person's voice which can make it difficult to understand social cues and jokes or sarcasm (they take things
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12:09 pm
June 15, 2010
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BrutusCeasar
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One of my nephews has Asperger's syndrome, too. It's really hard to tell the difference between Asperger's and autism at first, but the more you have exposure to people with either, you'd know how different these two really are.
For one, a typically autistic kid has severe lapses in language development. Many autistic children may never develop language skills at all. For kids with
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12:20 pm
June 15, 2010
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Gluthatione
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And cognitive ability. Kids with Asperger's have normal or even above average cognitive ability in class or in I.Q. exams. There's also a difference when it comes to social interaction. Kids with Asperger's are more sociable (although awkward) than those with typical autism.
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