People with Asperger syndrome have marked difficulties with social interaction
Individuals affected by this disorder have poor communication skills. They experience difficulties in interacting with other people. They cannot understand the body language and expressions of other people. They are also unable to understand the feelings of others. They are unable to empathize with others nor can they understand other person’s point of view. They do not express pleasure at other people’s happiness. As a result they often tend to be socially isolated. They cannot form friendships. They are often labeled as self centered, egoistic and weird.
Monotonous robotic speech is one of the marked characteristics of Asperger’s Syndrome
People affected by asperger syndrome often speak in a monotone and are unable to react to the feelings and emotions of other people. Their speech is often described as scripted, robotic and repetitive.
People affected by Asperger disorder show a strict adherence to routines and schedules
Individuals affected by asperger syndrome display a strict adherence to routines and schedules. Any change in their daily routine causes stress and confusion. They cannot cope well with a change in routine. They also expect other members of the family to strictly adhere to their schedules.
Repetitive behavior pattern is one of the common symptoms of this disorder
They tend to show repetitive behavior pattern which may include behavior to harm themselves.
They have increased sensitivity to external stimuli
People affected by asperger syndrome show increased sensitivity to loud noises, flashing lights and get over stimulated.
They often have problems with controlling their emotions
People affected by this condition often experience problems in controlling their emotions. This may result in bouts of violent temper, aggressive behavior and depression. They are extremely sensitive to criticism.
They show intense preoccupation with one subject
They are intense and unusually preoccupied with one subject, for example they may be preoccupied with parts of cars or machines or stars. They can talk about their subject of interest for hours together and in great detail. They do not become aware when the other person loses interest in their conversation. Hence their conversations are often one sided conversations. They usually have an excellent rote memory. They like to memorize facts like the train timetable or certain statistics. They are obsessed with complex topics such as with complex topics such as patterns or music.
Clumsiness in handling things is also an important symptom of Asperger’s Syndrome
The movements of these individuals often exhibit clumsiness and awkwardness. They often have odd behavior and mannerisms.
People with Asperger’s syndrome show a lack of common sense
These people although good at rote learning and memorizing facts often lack common sense.