ASPERGER SYNDROME

Course overview

ASPERGER SYNDROME IS A NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER WITHIN THE LARGE FAMILY OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY IMPAIRED SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION, AVERAGE OR SUPERIOR INTELLIGENCE, AND NO SIGNIFICANT LANGUAGE DELAY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE COMPLEX SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND UPDATES ON THE CLASSIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS CONDITION.