asperger syndrome It is a disorder where the infant during its development is demonstrating a certain disharmony and maladjustment, in the areas that have to do with neurological development, such as learning, socialization, behavior and emotions. This is part of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
The first symptoms of this disease are reflected in the emotional and social areas, that is, they have difficulty relating to and socializing with other children. An example of this is the fear of hugging and looking face to face. People with Asperger tend to isolate themselves a lot. His learning level is goodbut his fear of socialization prevents him from joining a group.
For people who suffer from neurodevelopmental syndrome, just knowing that they must be intimate makes them feel very anxious and desperate. In addition, in some cases they have difficulty speaking, explained the psychiatrist José Gómez in an interview with elCaribe.
After the age of three, a child with these characteristics can be diagnosed. Sometimes it can be concluded that a person suffers from Asperger, before that age, as long as there are compromised areas, said the specialist.
Procedure after diagnosis
When it is already known that a patient has Asperger’s, the first thing that is done is to send them to a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, intersectoral program; where they receive from an early age, stimulation, speech therapies, words and hearing, in order to know if they listen well. Then psychometric actions are performed on him, to see his IQ, detailed the former president of the Dominican College of Psychiatry.
When is a patient with Asperger syndrome treated?
After the age of eight, the child is usually medicated at some point, ensuring that this type of patient is never treated in the first instance, unless you are experiencing some behavioral or emotional change presenting difficulties to integrate. In the same way, if he is violent, very aggressive or impulsive then, “yes, get medical.”
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Medicines:
The winner of the National Medicine Award in 2006, explained that the most common medications that are applied to people with Asperger’s neurodevelopmental syndrome or autism are antipsychotics either mood stabilizersin low dose.
“He Asperger syndrome has no curethey are corrected or they can be medicated until they can develop and achieve skills that help them adapt”, the psychiatrist pointed out.
Fight the stigmatization of people with Asperger’s
Similarly, José Gomes explained that the Dominican Republic still needs to create many programs that contribute to the inclusion of this type of patient.
“This is very despite the fact that information days are held every year, as a way of raising awareness among the population. These activities seek to help eliminate the stigma that these children face. In addition, a call is also made to families, to societies to integrate them early, accept it and give it support,” Gomes declared.
International Asperger Syndrome Day
Asperger’s is a syndrome that many Dominicans are unaware of, which is why they tend to stigmatize people who suffer from it. That is why on February 18 of each year, since 2007, International Asperger Syndrome Day is commemorated.
With the aim of making people aware that this is not a disease, that with the appropriate support, these people can achieve an academic training and a level of employment similar to that of others. It also seeks to highlight that they have an extraordinary memory and that they must be motivated to obtain good results.
Another objective of why the World Health Organization (WHO) highlight this day is related to social inclusion. This situation lengthens episodes of anxiety or depression over time. Emotional stress in people with Asperger’s is common. As well as the consumption of antidepressant drugs, anxiolytics, etc.
Many are the people who use social networks on this day to sensitize society, to make them understand that we must help and understand that there are different ways of seeing the world.
? Today is a day to make visible and claim the rights of people with Asperger.
It is urgent to eliminate the barriers that prevent these people from integrating, drawing up strategies for their total inclusion and support for their environment.#InternationalAspergerDay pic.twitter.com/SnTec3EGxp
— Carla E. Valero (@CarlaEValero00) February 18, 2023
