Asperger's SyndromeBy Jeremy Riley

History of Asperger’s• Hans Asperger published the first definition of

Asperger’s in 1944• He defined it as “autistic psychopathy,” meaning

“self” and “personality disease.”• Hans Asperger died in Vienna on Tuesday 21st

October 1980, at the age of 74.

Dominant/Recessive?• Aspergers is neither a dominant or a recessive

gene, the exact genes associated with Asperger’s is unknown so there’s no way to know if your child will have it or not.

What is Asperger’s?• Asperger’s has different symptoms for different

ages, but people with Asperger’s usually stay to themselves and avoid social contact with other people.

• Some treatments for this syndrome is cognitive behavioral therapy and medications like Abilify and Intuniv.

Works Cited• http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/history.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome• http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-

syndrome-symptoms• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aspergers-syndr

ome/DS00551/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs• http://www.images.google.com/