03-28-2006, 09:01 PM
Asberger Syndrone
Psychologists diagnosed Nalley with Asberger Syndrome when he was a child. It's what many medical researchers call a high-functioning spinoff of autism, typically characterized in "low-functioning" people who engage in repetitive behavior. Examples include children fixated with flushing a toilet or flipping a light switch on and off.
Nalley appears to have a mild case of Asberger Syndrome, his mother said.
Stevie's sister, Laura, 15, was diagnosed with a mild case of autism. Barbara Nalley attends each class with her daughter, helping her pay attention in class. Before tests, Barbara makes flash cards to help her daughter remember material.
Like Stevie, many children and teens with Asberger Syndrome are called "little professors" because of their complex language and ability to memorize and remember more information than most people. Many with Asberger Syndrome have extraordinary talents, such as writing or the ability to recall minute details from years before.
Bernard Rimland, a research psychologist with a 49-year-old autistic son, founded the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, Calif., in 1967. He was the chief technical adviser for the film, "Rain Main," about an autistic man played by actor Dustin Hoffman.
Rimland said people with Asberger Syndrome typically have specialized talents, but they're not usually not sociable. They "seem to be concentrating on what's going on inside their head instead of what's going on around them."
From djournal.com
Oh dear :lol:
Psychologists diagnosed Nalley with Asberger Syndrome when he was a child. It's what many medical researchers call a high-functioning spinoff of autism, typically characterized in "low-functioning" people who engage in repetitive behavior. Examples include children fixated with flushing a toilet or flipping a light switch on and off.
Nalley appears to have a mild case of Asberger Syndrome, his mother said.
Stevie's sister, Laura, 15, was diagnosed with a mild case of autism. Barbara Nalley attends each class with her daughter, helping her pay attention in class. Before tests, Barbara makes flash cards to help her daughter remember material.
Like Stevie, many children and teens with Asberger Syndrome are called "little professors" because of their complex language and ability to memorize and remember more information than most people. Many with Asberger Syndrome have extraordinary talents, such as writing or the ability to recall minute details from years before.
Bernard Rimland, a research psychologist with a 49-year-old autistic son, founded the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, Calif., in 1967. He was the chief technical adviser for the film, "Rain Main," about an autistic man played by actor Dustin Hoffman.
Rimland said people with Asberger Syndrome typically have specialized talents, but they're not usually not sociable. They "seem to be concentrating on what's going on inside their head instead of what's going on around them."
From djournal.com
Oh dear :lol: