One of the areas where Aspergers is often visible is in the child’s speech and interaction with others.
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My Aspergers Child: Aspergers and Delayed Speech
Question Does a child with Asperger Syndrome typically have delayed speech too? Answer Approximately 50% of kids with Aspergers have delayed speech. While many Aspies grow out of this by age five, oth…
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I'm starting to think my son might have this issue. He's extremely shy in person and usually has a hard time verbally communicating his thoughts.
Kids with Aspergers aren't necessarily shy. Jamie is quite outgoing and dominate the conversation. He just doesn't pick up on the signs that others might be bored with his topic of conversation.
Thanks for the share and the tip about not necessarily being shy.
I'm curious – Did you post this article because you have a child with Aspergers or do you work with Aspergers children or some other reason?
One of my sons has Aspergers. I also very likely have Aspergers though I've never been diagnosed.
Thanks for replying Eoghann.
I am trying to read as much as I can about Aspergers because of my son. We have been to visit a paediatrician to see if he will diagnose my boy with Aspergers, but at the time Jacob was only 4, so a bit too young.
Jacob starts school in 2 weeks time – so for now I've decided to see how he gets on at school this year before pushing for more.
School will probably reveal whether there is something you need to concern yourself with. The stress of all that social interaction tends to heighten Aspergers behavior in kids.
However once the issue is identified they usually do pretty well at school.
I have heard this said – apparently the routine in school works really well for Aspy kids.
Four is not too young to diagnose, the earlier the better. Not all schools are good at detecting. Having an early diagnosis has made a big difference for us. Our daughter is very high functioning, but also very definitely on the spectrum, poor eye contact, pedantic, literal. That extra understanding from the school has been very helpful.
Actually many pediatricians are very reluctant to diagnose at the age of 4. Unless the symptoms are very strong there's too much overlap with normal childhood behavior and other conditions to be definitive at that age.
Actually many pediatricians are very reluctant to diagnose at the age of 4. Unless the symptoms are very strong there's too much overlap with normal childhood behavior and other conditions to be definitive at that age.