Asperger\u27s Syndrome in the Classroom

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph.A German doctor, Hans Asperger, first described Asperger\u27s syndrome in 1944. Asperger\u27s syndrome, AS, has been classified as a type of autism, which itself was first described in 1943. Although no two children that suffer from AS are alike, typically [they are] viewed as eccentric and peculiar by classmates ... [they] lack understanding of human relationships and the rules of social convention; they are naive and conspicuously lacking in common sense (Williams). However, children with AS are noted to be of average to above-average intelligence and are characterized to have rote memories of high capacity

Asperger\u27s Syndrome in the Classroom

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph.A German doctor, Hans Asperger, first described Asperger\u27s syndrome in 1944. Asperger\u27s syndrome, AS, has been classified as a type of autism, which itself was first described in 1943. Although no two children that suffer from AS are alike, typically [they are] viewed as eccentric and peculiar by classmates ... [they] lack understanding of human relationships and the rules of social convention; they are naive and conspicuously lacking in common sense (Williams). However, children with AS are noted to be of average to above-average intelligence and are characterized to have rote memories of high capacity