Asperger's syndrome in adults. Symptoms, test, photo, treatment, what it is, the genetic factor

Symptoms of Asperger's syndrome in adults occur as a schizoid personality disorder, accompanied by a list of similar rituals and closed circle of interests. It develops from early childhood and is a chronic disease of the psyche.

What is Asperger's syndrome

Asperger's syndrome in adults - is a systemic disorder of psychological development of personality, the main symptoms which are significant difficulties in social adaptation of the patient, communication with loved ones and strangers people. The first signs of the disease are detected in early childhood.

Most patients wrongly exposed diagnosis - autism, Asperger syndrome, but has a number of distinctive features.

Patients with this mental disorder have a high level of cognitive ability, it is not broken, and the development of age-related changes in the central nervous system, age-appropriate. At the same time, adults suffering from Asperger's syndrome, characterized by severe awkwardness in movements.

Perhaps a partial loss of coordination of movement, periodic dizziness. For the first time the disease was discovered in 1944 Austrian pediatrician and a psychiatrist - Hans Asperger. Doctor working with a group of children who are different from their peers.

They did not know how to build a non-verbal communication, they were not sociable, showed limited empathy for other children of similar age. In addition, they are distinguished by a pronounced clumsiness, they were clumsy, often fell, hands and feet touched the toys surrounding objects.

Types syndrome in adults

Asperger's syndrome in adults, whose symptoms such as mental personality disorder, refers to the general autistic spectrum disorders. In this regard, the disease is classified according to species diversity, but taking into account its similarity with autism.

The table below lists the types of Asperger syndrome, and also describes their features:

kind of disease	Specificity of the clinical picture
disintegrative	It occurs more in children, but its causes are associated with impaired mental development of the child. The disease is congenital etiology, it is acquired as a result of the fact that the child's parents are not We give him enough time, completely absent from educational and training process. As they get older the symptoms do not recede, and become even more pronounced. Adults who suffer from Asperger syndrome disintegrative types differ reticence, complete apathy to the world and current events. Speech and thought process are saved, but the patient from childhood and as an adult performs the same list of actions, rituals.
pervasive	The classic manifestation of Asperger's syndrome. A child grows and develops in a normal average family. His parents brought up, educated people who do not have congenital pathological addictions and habits. Despite this child grows up to be closed. There is absolutely no skills in building non-verbal communication patterns. Peers he did not cause interest. Already grown up, the patient has high mental abilities, has a well-organized and clear speech, but behaves very secretive, closed, does not want to communicate with others. This is manifested in a limited empathy. The disease is stable without significant exacerbations and remissions.

Stage and grade

Asperger's syndrome in adults, symptoms of which are typical of the mental disorder of personality formation is divided into stages of its development. Disease severity depends on the stage of the disease, which is characterized by behavioral disturbances that are present in the adult.

Distinguish the following stages of Asperger syndrome:

• stage 1 - adult patients showing limited empathy toward the world and to the next of kin, but with strangers people weak communication links (the patient speaks only to those people who love him), enough range of interests wide;
• stage 2 - empathy is present, but only to family members, to the outside world and to other people care about the patient, performs daily from 6 to 10 species of similar actions rituals;
• stage 3 - adult patient does not respond to attempts to establish communication with the relatives of him, interest him in one way or another action, is closed, it has a limited range of interests, is not able to transfer your mood facial expression, or else build a long monologues;
• stage 4 - in combination with severe isolation and lack of capacity for nonverbal communication, joins physical clumsiness, which is expressed in a negligent gait, short and sudden disruption of motor coordination, crushing a number of which are items.

During the differential diagnosis is not necessary to set the stage of development of Asperger's syndrome. Most adults who suffer from this disease of the psyche, already have symptoms of 3-4 stage personality disorder.

The disease is chronic and begins with early childhood, so until puberty is already present the entire spectrum of behavioral disorders, and physical clumsiness.

Symptoms in adults

Asperger's syndrome in adults, the symptoms of which can be found in the attempt of building communication with the sick person, is a mental illness. External manifestation of symptoms of the disease is as follows:

unusual speech

Adults who suffer from Asperger syndrome, who have retained the skills to communicate with others, build long sentences without pauses and intonation expressed. They speak in a monotone voice with no manifestation, no emotion.

They can repeat the same phrases or talk about their hobbies, not responding to questions the interlocutor. People who encounter patients with Asperger's syndrome, there is an impression that they are talking to a computer.

Lack of facial expression

Adults who have been diagnosed a mental disorder do not show any emotion. During the dialogue they have no gestures with his hands. They are not able to transmit a sense of wonder, joy, interest, compassion, using facial expressions or the emotional component is mild.

Deficiency of visual contact

Asperger's patients almost never look into the eyes of his interlocutors. They do not feel the psychological need for eye contact. Their eyes are constantly toward allotted or converted into the floor.

If a person with a healthy psyche, pay attention to it and ask the interlocutor to look him in the eye, the patient may respond positively to this request. It can start to look too closely without taking a look into his eyes.

The lack of etiquette

For people with this diagnosis are alien to the rules of etiquette as they do not have the intuition and skills of social contacts.

Adult patients with a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome can ignore his companion and others, invite a friend in the evening for dinner and did not come, or suddenly turn and start to do their own thing right during conversation. These people simply do not know how to behave in society.

unusual obsession

Besides the fact that patients with this mental disorder characterized by insularity, they can become too intrusive. The object of their attention is becoming a particular person to whom they are sympathetic. With regard to his object of adoration patients are taking all sorts of steps and attempts to talk with envy.

Can build long monotonous proposals endlessly talking about their interests and hobbies. All attempts to stop the discussion did not bring positive results.

Broken communication skills

Patients with Asperger's syndrome - this is a very closed person. They very rarely go to the contact with strangers and strangers. Partial communication is present in the family circle with close relatives.

During a stressful situation may reverse the effect of impaired communication when the patient begins to talk loudly, talking about their hobbies or other daily activities. On the request to stop the story - do not respond.

Inability divided feelings

In addition to the lack of skills of compassion towards the close people, Asperger's patients are not able to share their own empathy. At a meeting with a person suffering from this mental disorder, it makes no sense to be interested in his affairs. The patient does not respond to a question, and maybe vice versa withdraw into themselves and not to show any emotion.

thinking Polarity

In the minds of adults suffering from Asperger's syndrome, there is no variety of deductions and personal items. Their world is made up of black and white tones. If they do not like a particular person, it makes no sense to convince them that he is kind and good. The patient will still ignore it and treat him coldly. Likewise, it is impossible to convince him to change his point of view.

Lack of psychological flexibility

For people who suffer from this mental disorder, it is very important to preserve the planned course of action. If plans change at the last minute, then the patient Asperger's syndrome - a real psychological stress.

People with these pathologies of the psyche are not ready for an impromptu and compromise. The sudden cancellation of a hike in a restaurant or a trip to the nature can result in a nervous breakdown and failure to communicate with loved ones.

The presence of individual plan

Adult men and women with this diagnosis live on your individual schedule, which Space is provided for their daily interests, performing rituals of action, hobby, communicating with the object adoration. If someone interferes with their measured order of the day, trying to impose their opinions, interests, patients have uncontrolled panic attack.

hypersensitivity

We are not talking about the emotional component, and intolerance of tactile contacts. People with Asperger's syndrome do not tolerate embrace the part of people in public transport, can refuse to shake hands, always shrink back from the man who patted them on the back. They may exhibit an increased sensitivity even to internal Birkam clothes.

Asperger's syndrome in adults, symptoms of which are expressed in behavioral disturbances of the individual - it is a mental illness.

Diagnosis of disease is a complex process that requires a differential analysis, and the availability of expertise in the field of psychology and psychiatry. This is due to the fact that the symptoms of the disease is very similar to schizoid personality disorder.

Causes of

Asperger syndrome - a complex mental disorder, the preconditions for the emergence of which laid in the early stages of the development of the central nervous system when a person is still in the infancy.

Psychiatrists are the following factors that can cause the disease:

• hereditary predisposition to mental personality disorders (diseases of this type are transmitted from close relatives with genetic information);
• child grows up in poor conditions, the parents are not involved in his upbringing and education;
• Since childhood the patient was subjected to physical and psychological abuse by relatives or strangers;
• severe traumatic brain injury has been transferred, which disrupt the development of the central nervous system;
• stressful situation, experienced by early childhood that impact on mental health.

Asperger's syndrome is not fully studied mental illness. Scientific studies have shown that the majority of adults living in areas where the focus of the enterprise for the production of high-tech information. Therefore, scientists do not rule out the factor of technogenic impact on the human psyche.

Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome in adults

The process of examination of a patient with symptoms of Asperger syndrome, and formulation of the diagnosis carried psychiatrists Commission. Differential diagnosis is performed by eliminating the symptoms of other mental disorders (such as schizophrenia, which has very similar symptoms signs).

After that, the doctors analyze the patient's behavioral problems. The diagnosis is confirmed by the presence of these abnormalities, excluding full social inclusion, establishing communication with relatives and other people.

They are:

• there is no factor of social and emotional reciprocity;
• the patient is not able to exercise such spontaneous reactions like joy, empathy for the success of others, worry for relatives;
• ability to develop social ties and relationships with peers - is absent;
• not developed the skills of nonverbal communication by facial expression play, gestures hands;
• after a certain time interval are repeated the same actions or rituals, which suppress the patient causes panic;
• sick for a long time focused on the same subject;
• during the interview the patient does not look into the eyes of doctors, making every attempt to look away to the side;
• language and cognitive development, and maintained at a high level;
• signs of schizophrenia or other mental illnesses with similar symptoms - no.

Some psychiatrists are of the view that Asperger syndrome is not an independent disease, but it is only one form of autism. In spite of this pathology in a separate kind of mental disorder, the person who is under F84.5 number in the international Classification of Diseases.

When to see a doctor

A visit to a psychiatrist to be held even in early childhood, when only just begun the process of formation of the central nervous system. Asperger syndrome - a disease that does not occur in adulthood, and his first signs of the appearance can be viewed at the child from 2 years.

To symptoms of the disease were not so pronounced, as an adult with a mental disorder, remained maximally adapted to the society, parents should show it to the skilled person as much as possible before. In this case, it retained chance of spotting the causes of behavioral abnormalities, as well as select drugs that enhance the central nervous system work.

From the disease will not be able to get rid of completely, but it can be controlled. The patient, who regularly takes medicines that improve social inclusion, is able to to communicate with their peers, improving his quality of life, there is no mental deterioration health.

prevention

Prevention Asperger syndrome includes the following actions that will preserve the functionality of the central nervous system and prevent disease progression.

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• avoid stressful situations;
• to prevent psycho-emotional surge;
• always refer to a neurologist after receiving head injuries (even if they are small);
• parents who want to have a baby, must first take DNA tests to eliminate the possibility of the child's birth, prone to autism.

To an adult did not suffer from Asperger syndrome, led a full life, was socially adapted, parents must deal with his upbringing and education from the earliest years of life.

Methods of treatment of Asperger's syndrome in adults

The process of treatment of mental disorders includes regular intake of antidepressant drugs that normalize brain centers.

Medications

Treatment for Asperger's syndrome includes the use of these medicines that improve the mental health of the patient, promote social adaptation in society.

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• fluoxetine - assigned to reception by 20 mg 1 time per day in one and the same time (preferably in the morning), the duration of treatment 5 weeks and more, depending on the condition of the patient (the price of the product - 75 rubles.);
  
• sertraline - a potent antidepressant that is assigned to reception of 1 to 50 mg once a day, is contraindicated in patients who are prone to manic psychosis (medicament value - 80 rubles.);
• fluvoxamine - assigned to the reception at the same time: 1 tablet 1 time per day, the duration of therapy is chosen individually by the attending physician (drug price 120 rub.).

Unauthorized use of antidepressants can lead to deterioration of the patient's health, development of side effects and the emergence depending on the drugs. Therefore, their purpose should be carried out by a psychiatrist.

Traditional methods

Asperger syndrome is diagnosed in an adult, it does not give therapy folk remedies. Decoctions and infusions of herbs in this case - are powerless.

Other methods

Together with taking antidepressant medications spectrum, the patient should receive high-quality psychological care. A visit to a specialist of this profile is a prerequisite for eliminating signs of behavioral disorder.

The psychologist helps the patient to better adapt to society, analyzing the situation, which occurred with a person for a certain period of time, gives useful advice on how to proceed in dealing with people, control their emotions, to build a non-verbal communication. Recommended at least 1 time in 7 days to visit a specialist in this profile.

possible complications

The absence of medical treatment, as well as providing psychological care to the patient, can lead to the following complications:

• the development of related mental illnesses;
• the appearance of the patient's rage wanton attacks, anger;
  
• regular seasonal exacerbation of the disease, which provides a complete apathy to the world around;
• total isolation of the patient, a complete rejection of dialogue, even with close friends, fasting, rapid weight loss;
• bouts of inexplicable fear and panic;
• tendency to prolonged depression
• an act of suicide.

Symptoms of Asperger syndrome, manifested in adults, are a consequence of mental disorder of personality that has developed even in childhood. It is an incurable pathology of the central nervous system, which requires regular intake of medicines and consultations at the doctor-psychologist. In this case, a favorable prognosis and the patient can significantly improve their quality of life.

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