health

Parents, teachers, and mental health professionals may all become involved
in helping children with Asperger’s syndrome. Behavioral training to assist
in the learning of social skills is important. Children with Asperger’s syndrome
may attend special education classes and practice behaviors such as
looking people in the eye while talking and trying to understand another’s
point of view. They may also learn to read emotions such as anger or
fear from the expressions on other people’s faces, something that most
children can do easily. Sometimes children with Asperger’s syndrome are
helped by special medications to treat associated problems such as hyperactivity,
anxiety*, and depression*.
There is no cure for Asperger’s syndrome. However, children with
this condition, because they have greater verbal skills, often do better as
they grow to adulthood than do children with autism. Although they
may always be socially awkward, many children with Asperger’s syndrome
become well educated and live and work independently.