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Hy I´m Alfonso and I am going to to talk about the asperger syndrome.

ASPERGER SYNDROME

First I will explain what we understand as Asperger syndrome.

Asperger syndrome (AS) is a severe developmental disorder, considered a neuro-biological disorder in which there are deviations or abnormalities in the following areas of development:

-       In most cases motor clumsiness.

-       Connections and social skills.

-       Use of language for communication purposes.

-        Behavioral characteristics related to repeated or persistent features.

First, both the family and the teaching staff will need to acquire experience and knowledge in this area and to have access to resources and specific programs.

A research review on the range and variety of resources available for children with asperger, reveals that the education of these children requires acquisition of prior experience.

Professionals in this area warn of the need to develop specialized knowledge of this field such as:

-       Those responsible for education access should enable the teaching staff to these professionals for advice and work patterns.

-       The specialized professional can visit classrooms to observe the child and based on that observation provide guidelines, strategy, resources or propose specific training.

-       Encourage the child to be more sociable, cooperative and flexible, both when playing as when working with other children.

-       Give personalized attention to management and understanding of emotions: affective education.

-       Support the child in developing interests as a means of improving motivation, talent and knowledge.

-       Encourage conversation skills.

-       To offer remedial classes to improve on the weaknesses of the child's learning.

Finally, I would like to emphasize that proper education should also be based on a comprehensive assessment of the child's abilities, skills, social reasoning, careful selection of the educational environment and access by the teaching staff to information and resources and the development of a teamwork approach. With this combination, we have the opportunity to significantly improve the overall abilities of children with Asperger's Syndrome.