Asperger Checklist - Could It Be A Touch Of Autism?

Why an Asperger checklist? While each case is unique to the particular person, there are some symptoms that you may see over and over again in people with Asperger syndrome, especially in young kids.

And an early detection can make a big difference in the quality of life for both the affected person and his or hers social surroundings.

Not every asperger child will experience all these listed symptoms together, and some may have just a few while others have many.

Nevertheless, if you notice these behaviors as a group of symptoms in a child, it is possible that you may suspect Aspergers and want to talk about it to the parents or teacher.

This is an checklist of items that you may observe in a potential Aspergers person, however it is certainly not all inclusive. Bear in mind that no one other than a qualified professional may actually diagnose Aspergers syndrome (AS) in a person.

In a person who has Aspergers, a few of the symptoms that you may expect are these:

Difficulty in Social Interaction Aspergers Checklist

• Knowledge deficit about how to interact or how to initiate some kind of play with others.
  
  
• Failure to understand peer responses or showing inappropriate responses. i.e. another child may ask the Aspergers child to stop telling a given story or to give a play toy back and be very nearly ignored.
  
  
• The Aspergers child may giggle at a death or injury of some one.
  
  
• Difficulty in keeping up a conversation with another person.
  
  
• Very narrow range of activities or interests.
  
  
• Failure to understand body language or verbal cues.

Communicating With Others Aspergers Checklist

The Aspergers child may experience difficulties with communications. Some of those communication issues that you may recognize include:

• Failure to gesture correctly or failure to make any gestures at all
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• Difficulty in making eye contact with another person.
  
  
• Invading unawarely the private or personal space of others.
  
  
• Monotonous speech and flat affect in speech quality.
  
  
• Difficulty in concentrating on the conversation and staying with it, divided attention or a short concentration span.

Language Skill Aspergers Checklist

• The Aspergers child or adult person may have a large, sometimes extensive vocabulary but may present with problems expressing themselves notwithstanding.


• Their social communication skills are often lower than the average person.


• They may have trouble using more symbolic expressions. They often use language literally with less understanding of common expressions.


• They may use words in their own distinct interpretation or they may even sometimes invent words to use.


• They may use words or phrases in a way that is repetitive in nature, much as an OCD person would repeatedly wash their hands.

Other Issues Asperger Checklist

Along with some of the other issues that you will or may see in an Asperger, you might also see some of these aspects as well:

• Cognitive impairments.


• Trouble in determining what others are feeling or thinking even though obvious clues are given.


• Difficulty in organizational skills. They will have problems planning, implementing or organizing any event, even something small as a homework assignment.
  
  
• Difficulty in using their imagination. Play does not often include imagination or imaginary events.


• Physical coordination and fine motor skills are notably less developed in some Aspergers children.
  

The fact that they do have issues, according to this Asperger checklist, is often a source of stress for both the child as well as those who are interacting with him. This can lead to a need for strategies for active stress relief for both parents and child.

Today, given the advancements in medical knowledge and the study of Aspergers Syndrome, a great deal can be done to relieve the secondary symptoms of Aspergers as well as to improve the overall quality of life of Aspergers.

So an easy Asperger checklist makes sense to track down these children who need a bit of special care.

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