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For Asperger’s the following is needed for Diagnosis:

Qualitative impairment in social interaction with at least two demonstrations of impaired social interaction.

The person:
Shows a marked inability to regulate social interaction by using multiple non-verbal behaviors such as body posture and gestures, eye contact and facial expression
Doesn’t develop peer relationships that are appropriate to the developmental level
Doesn’t seek to share achievements, interests or pleasure with others
Lacks social or emotional reciprocity
Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
Preoccupation with abnormal (in focus or intensity) interests that are restricted and stereotyped (such as spinning things)
Rigidly sticks to routines or rituals that don’t appear to have a function
Has stereotyped, repetitive motor mannerisms (such as hand flapping)
Persistently preoccupied with parts of objects

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This entry was posted on Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at 11:12 pm and is filed under Asperger Syndrome.