Celebrities with Asperger's
Dan Aykroyd (diagnosed) Susan Boyle (diagnosed) David Byrne (diagnosed) Charles Darwin (rumored)
Asperger syndrome is not a curable condition. However, being one of the milder forms in the Autism Spectrum Disorders, with little language development difficulties and normal or high IQ, this disorder allows a child to live a normal or near normal life.
Long-term research that involved following a group of individuals with autism for two decades indicates that the average life expectancy for some autistic people is about 39 years. Furthermore, this population generally succumbed to health complications about 20 years earlier than individuals who do not have autism.
Asperger's syndrome is lifelong. But symptoms tend to improve over time.
Boys are three to four times more likely than girls to have Asperger's Syndrome. Most cases are diagnosed between the ages of five and nine, with some diagnosed as early as age three.
Risk Factors: Being male. Presence of a co-occurring mental health disorder, such as depression or anxiety. Family history of autism spectrum disorders or other mental health conditions.
Elon Musk revealed that he has Asperger's syndrome while hosting "Saturday Night Live" in May.
No one thing causes Asperger's syndrome. However, research suggests that certain factors during pregnancy and after birth may put a child at higher risk of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. Those factors include: A chromosomal abnormality (such as fragile X syndrome).
When it comes to Asperger's vs. autism, Asperger's generally features less severe symptoms and more higher functioning. Despite no longer being a separate diagnosis, Asperger's remains an accurate description of the symptoms and characteristics of some people on the Autism Spectrum.
The cause of Asperger syndrome, like most ASDs, is not fully understood, but there is a strong genetic basis, which means it does tend to run in families. Multiple environmental factors are also thought to play an important role in the development of all ASDs.
Although the exact cause of autism is still unknown, there is evidence to suggest that genetics play a significant role. Since autism is less prevalent in females, autism was always thought to be passed down from the mother. However, research suggests that autism genes are usually inherited from the father.
Finally, we recently observed in a larger sample of patients, who presented in specialized outpatient clinics for ASD, a bimodal IQ distribution within ASD individuals [38.2% below average intelligence (i.e., IQ < 85), 40% with above average intelligence (IQ > 115) and 21.8% with an average intelligence (IQ between 85 ...
According to the diametric model, psychotic spectrum disorders (PSDs) are the mentalistic opposite of autistic spectrum ones (ASDs). ASDs are hypo-mentalistic, meaning deficits in our innate ability to understand behavior in mental terms, but PSDs are hyper-mentalistic, with excessive mentalizing in all its forms.
The reason behind the reclassification of Asperger's syndrome was its similarity to autism, and the fact that it was distinguished from the latter based simply on a lack of language and cognitive delay — which, interestingly, isn't something every individual on the spectrum experiences.
Adults with Asperger's may have difficulties with communication and social interaction. They may also find it hard to regulate their emotions or understand the emotions of others. Asperger's syndrome was only listed as a diagnosis in 2013, and many adults with Asperger's have never received a diagnosis.
There is no doubt that a gifted child can have Asperger's Disorder and that this combination has a profound impact on both social interactions and schooling (Amend & Schuler, 2004; Cash, 1999; Neihart, 2000).
Aspies tend to express love through practical actions, whereas NTs are more likely to express love through words or symbolic actions.
Asperger Syndrome was characterized as a “pervasive developmental disability.” That is, people with this profile may often appear or act younger than others of the same age.