What is Asperger's Syndrome? What is Asperger Syndrome? Dr Hans Asperger, an Austrian pediatrician, originally described Asperger’s Syndrome in 1944. The syndrome has more recently been classified as an autistic spectrum disorder. Children and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome have an intellectual capacity within the normal range, but have a distinct profile of abilities that has been apparent since early childhood.
The profile of abilities includes the following characteristics: A qualitative impairment in social interaction: Failure to develop friendships that are appropriate to the child’s developmental level. From my clinical experience I consider that children and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome have a different, not defective, way of thinking. Copyright © 2005 Tony Attwood. Asperger syndrome. Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.
It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar, odd) use of language are frequently reported.[1][2] The syndrome is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, studied and described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy.[3] The modern conception of Asperger syndrome came into existence in 1981[4] and went through a period of popularization,[5][6] becoming standardized as a diagnosis in the early 1990s.
Classification Causes. The Curious Incident of the Dog. Home > English > Standard > Module B: Close Study of Text > The Curious Incident of the Dog This material was written by Amelia Lawson. Personal Engagement Distinctive Characteristics Themes Setting Narrative elements and the Language of the NovelNarrative Development/ DigressionsLanguage/ Close Study of Text QuestionsForm/StructureKey EventsCharacterGenreImaginative TasksDeveloping a thesisSample AssessmentJournal/ Comprehension Questions In this Module you only need to focus on one text; in this case, the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon.
It is important you develop the following as you undertake this module: A strong personal response to and understanding of the issues explored in the novel. As with all of the modules, you may be asked to express your ideas in a number of text types (for example, an essay, speech, online resource). Personal Engagement Aim Activity/Discussion What type of book do you like and why? As you read the novel you should: Themes. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: the inadequate narrator. There is a special type of first-person narrative that requires the reader to supply what the narrator cannot understand. Much of what "happens" in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is not grasped by Christopher, its narrator. The reader comprehends, as Christopher never will, the farcical drama of parental discord that he witnesses. Even when he discovers the truth about his mother, but living in London with a lover, he has no idea of his father's reasons for lying (his cowardice and protectiveness).
Christopher, the book jacket tells you, has Asperger's syndrome, though this is never named in the novel. He has no understanding of others' emotions, though he doggedly records their symptoms. "He looked at me for a long time and sucked air in through his nose," he observes, when his father is, we infer, near despair. The "inadequate narrator" is not an established critical term. Narrative inadequacy is not so unusual in fiction.