Aspergers Checklist: Does Your Child Have Aspergers?
There is a certain set of symptoms common to Asperger’s Syndrome (high functioning autism). However, each case of Asperger’s Syndrome is unique and not everyone experiences the same combination of symptoms. Here is a checklist to help you identify Asperger’s symptoms: Social Interaction Difficulties— A child with Asperger’s Syndrome may have difficulty with the following aspects of social interaction: • Difficulty playing with others: She may not understand how to initiate play with her peers or how to play by common social rules. For example, she may take a ball from a group of kids playing a game without asking to join the game first. She will not return the ball if they ask for the ball back because she does not understand the negative reaction. • General social skills: She wants to socialize with others but does not understand how to interact. • Inability to understand common social cues: She may not comprehend common social cues such as facial expressions,