Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome

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The diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome is challenging task for doctors. They generally perform the evaluation by doing a complete medical history check and physical and neurological examination.  Quite a many individuals who are suffering from Asperger’s have less muscle tone and also suffer with dyspraxia which is a condition where the person feels some coordination issues.

There is currently no diagnostic examination for Asperger Syndrome. The doctor relies on the negative testing approach for identifying the cause and zeroing on Asperger Syndrome. They tend to negate other physical medical conditions before finalizing on Aspergers.
If the family doctor does not find any physical relation of the symptoms, he may refer the child to specialist on childhood development disorders. These specialists can be a adolescent psychologist or paediatric neurologist or someone who is trained to diagnose and treat Asperger's syndrome. Parents, teachers, friends are part of the group who can help doctor identify the causes and properly diagnose for Asperger’s Syndrome.

Common diagnosing aspects of Asperger

AS has the following characteristics:

1. Poor social interactions
2. Obsessions with anything or something particular
3. Very odd speech patterns
4. Peculiar mannerisms
5. Few facial expressions and they cannot read the body language of others

People with Asperger’s Syndrome can do all the regular functioning in everyday life and they are generally socially immature. They might seem to be odd, reserved or eccentric. Other common symptoms can include - motor delays, clumsiness, limited interests, and peculiar preoccupations.
Kids with AS are more mature and have no language delays as compared to Autistic kids. They have excellent language skills and have good command on the grammar and vocabulary. They have language issues while speaking or communicating in social atmosphere.