“A good friend once told me that I should learn to be tolerant of intolerant people. I laughed in his face. However, weighed against my standards of tolerance, the majority of my family and everyone leading ‘conventional’ lives, happen to be extremely intolerant.”
If any of these issues sound like your child, you’ll want to get a proper diagnosis. Talk to your pediatrician about psychologists and psychiatrists who specialize in the issue. At this point, treatment can begin.
Web MD says that Asperger’s is treated in a number of ways. For example, kids with this health condition will often undergo social skills training. This will help the child to learn how to interact with others appropriately.
Doctors may suggest speech-language therapy. This helps a child learn communication skills, like learning how to use appropriate inflection as opposed to a robotic tone during conversation. A child also will learn how to have fluid conversations with others using eye contact.
Cognitive behavioral therapy may be a resource to help a child with Asperger syndrome to learn to control emotions as well as fixated/repetitive behaviors. Parents will be educated regarding how to deal with children in a productive manner.
If you suspect that your child is suffering from this issue, don’t wait to get help. Professionals can help both you and your child to cope with Asperger’s.