Asperger disorder

Introduction: Asperger disorder

Description of Asperger disorder

Asperger disorder (medical condition): A neuropsychiatric disorder mainly involving the inability to understand and...more »

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Asperger syndrome:
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Asperger disorder: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Asperger disorder:

• Asperger
• Asperger disorder
• Asperger syndrome (3 causes)
• Disorder
• Impairment
• Repetitive
• Significant
• Language

Asperger disorder: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Asperger disorder is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Asperger disorder, or a subtype of Asperger disorder, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Asperger disorder as a Disease

Asperger disorder: Another name for Asperger syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Asperger syndrome
  »Symptoms of Asperger syndrome
  »Treatments for Asperger syndrome

Asperger disorder: Related Diseases

Asperger disorder: Asperger disorder is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Pervasive developmental disorders
• Brain conditions
• Mental illness
• Behavioral disorders
• Autistic conditions
• Intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Speech and communication conditions
• Child health conditions

Symptoms of Asperger disorder (Asperger syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Asperger disorder incude:

• Impaired social interaction
• Clumsiness
• Uncoordinated motor movements
• Limited interests
• Unusual preoccupations

See full list of 27 symptoms of Asperger disorder (Asperger syndrome)

Treatments for Asperger disorder (Asperger syndrome)

Treatments for Asperger disorder (Asperger syndrome) include:

• Psychotherapy
• Parent education and training
• Behavioral modification
• Social skills training
• Educational interventions

See full list of 11 treatments for Asperger disorder

Treatment of Asperger disorder: For more treatment information about Asperger disorder, see treatment of Asperger syndrome (Asperger disorder)

Asperger disorder: Article Excerpts about Asperger syndrome

Asperger syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by an inability to understand how to interact ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

Asperger disorder: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Asperger disorder:

• cognitive development
• physical clumsiness
• autism
• behavioural therapy
• pervasive developmental disoders
• mental retardation

Terms associated with Asperger disorder:

Terms Similar to Asperger disorder:

• Asperger syndrome

Source - NIH

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