DSM IV criteria for Aspergers

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For all those interested the following are the DSM criteria for Asperger's:

A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least TWO

of the following:

1. marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye

to eye gaze, facial expressions, body postures and gestures to regulate social

interaction.

2. failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level.

3. a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests or

achievements with other people.

4. lack of social or emotional reciprocity.

B. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and

activities as manifested by at least ONE of the following:

1. encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted

patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus.

2. apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or

rituals.

3. stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms.

4. persistent preoccupation with parts of objects.

C. The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social,

occupational or other important areas of functioning.

D. There is no clinically significant delay in language.

E. There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or the

development of age- appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior, and

curiosity about the environment in childhood.

F. Criteria are not met for any other specific Pervasive Developmental Disorder

or Schizophrenia.

Please note you must meet all the requirements A-F.

Kristie

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Kristie

Thanks for sharing this. We struggle with identifying students who meet or

on the fringe of this criteria. After living with my son and not really

understanding what he was dealing with, I have a real connection with the

students with Aspergers.

I'd like to tell those who are interested in the connection that kids with

mito who have these symptoms or those of autism usually show improvement as

they grow older.

My son has been extremely helpful to me as he is very bright and articulate

and has been able to help me understand why making eye contact is a problem

and why being is a crowded room or being lightly touched is so difficult for

him.

laurie

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> For all those interested the following are the DSM criteria for Asperger's:

>

> A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least TWO

> of the following:

> 1. marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye to

> eye gaze, facial expressions, body postures and gestures to regulate social

> interaction.

> 2. failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level.

> 3. a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests or achievements

> with other people.

> 4. lack of social or emotional reciprocity.

> B. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and

> activities as manifested by at least ONE of the following:

> 1. encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted

> patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus.

> 2. apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or

> rituals.

> 3. stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms.

> 4. persistent preoccupation with parts of objects.

> C. The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social,

> occupational or other important areas of functioning.

> D. There is no clinically significant delay in language.

> E. There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or the

> development of age- appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior, and

> curiosity about the environment in childhood.

> F. Criteria are not met for any other specific Pervasive Developmental

> Disorder or Schizophrenia.

>

> Please note you must meet all the requirements A-F.

>

> Kristie

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Thanks Kristie for the criteria. When he was younger I thought my 11 year

old son was autistic because he was not talking at 2 1/2 and would do things

like line up the dog biscuits and hated change and would not even step into

the play area of restaurants if other kids were in there.

I eventually learned from the mito doc that he probably was not autistic but

he wanted to do testing later if we had a problem. Well, as usual with Dr

Tick that never happened. But, my son does meet some of the criteria you

describe but not all.

He is now in 5th grade and although he gets very good grades at school at

gets along with others, he only has 1 close friend. I myself only had one

close friend but I worry that this friend is only coming over to play with

his electronic games.

We are going to be moving in August and he will have to go to a new school.

I know it will be hard for him.

Anyway, I think that those with mito may have a combination of autism and

asperger's in a unique mito way--just as my diabetes is oppisite all normal

diabetics in that my blood sugar goes up when I exercise, not down. I would

not expect my son with MELAS to respond and fit into a " normal " Asperger's

or Autism pattern.

Janet Sample

DSM IV criteria for Aspergers

> For all those interested the following are the DSM criteria for

Asperger's:

>

> A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least

TWO of the following:

> 1. marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such

as eye to eye gaze, facial expressions, body postures and gestures to

regulate social interaction.

> 2. failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental

level.

> 3. a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests or

achievements with other people.

> 4. lack of social or emotional reciprocity.

> B. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests

and activities as manifested by at least ONE of the following:

> 1. encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and

restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or

focus.

> 2. apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines

or rituals.

> 3. stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms.

> 4. persistent preoccupation with parts of objects.

> C. The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social,

occupational or other important areas of functioning.

> D. There is no clinically significant delay in language.

> E. There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or

the development of age- appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior, and

curiosity about the environment in childhood.

> F. Criteria are not met for any other specific Pervasive Developmental

Disorder or Schizophrenia.

>

> Please note you must meet all the requirements A-F.

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> Kristie

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