Asperger syndrome is a specific autism spectrum disorder. The clinical features are the following:

• Passion for favourite topics or special interests. Some of these areas include: Music, Reading, Trains, weather etc.

Socialization deficits

• These are inflexible and in capable of coping with change.
• Described as being “in OUR world, but, ON THEIR OWN terms”
• Different from “typical Autism”
• Difficulties in making social connections.
• Easily stressed and emotionally vulnerable
• Lack effective interaction skills not desire.
• They could not understand human relations and rules of social convention.
• Preoccupied with own agenda
• Unable to appropriately respond to social cues.

Social Problems

Many Asperger’s kid’s social problems are not recognised until they enter preschool. The first thing noticed may be a tendency to avoid spontaneous social interactions, to have problem maintaining a conversation and to have a tendency to repeat phrases and make odd, statements.

Emotional responses such as anger, aggression’ or anxiety may be excessive or inappropriate to the situation

Use of Language

• Concentrate language rather than abstract.
• Difficulty in understanding humour
• Early years: repetitive phrases or language or stock phrases from memorized material.
• Laugh at “wrong time” with jokes or interactions.
• Many have good sense of humour.
• Problems with taking turns in conversation.
• Prosody- speech volume, intonation, inflection, and rate is frequently deficient or unusual.
• Repetitive speech
• Loud or high pitched speech.

Cognitive Behaviors

• A superior rote memory.
• Ability to understand technical or factual information.
• Trouble absorbing abstract information.

Physical symptoms

• Delay in motor skills.
• Problems with coordination.
• Sensitivity to loud noises, odours, clothing or food textures.