Asperger’s Syndrome is a milder variant of Autistic Disorder. In Asperger’s Disorder, affected individuals are characterized by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. Though grammatical, their speech is peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern. They usually have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves no space for more age appropriate, common interests. Some examples are cars, trains, door knobs, hinges. The name “Asperger” comes from Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician who first described the syndrome in 1944.

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They had mental illness and they were shunned, ignored.

There was another common thread that ran through the lives of Cho, Klebold and Harris. They were “outsiders”. They were quiet. They kept to themselves. They were “different” by the way they dressed and acted.

So why can’t people learn when such behavior might be the sign of simmering anger, resentment and a penchant for violence? We’ve already learned that many violent people begin by torturing and killing animals.

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Pervasive development disorders (PDD), Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is a ’sub threshold’ condition in which some - but not all - features of autism are identified. The term Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified is defined as a marked impairment of social interaction, communication, and/or stereotyped behavior patterns or interests, but when full features for autism are not met.

Many of these children diagnosed with PDD-NOS may have symptoms in language processing and communication because their highly visual thinking is interfering with the development of verbal skills. A child that is highly visual thinker and has highly visual brains in the family tree can show as many as 50 specific symptoms in communication, attention and

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Perhaps one of the most challenging conditions that can afflict a child early in life is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (also known as ADHD or ADD). But rather than being engrossed in wondering what we, as parents, might have done wrong or what might have caused the onset of the disorder, it is better to find ways to help our children cope up with this condition.

ADD can be a lifelong burden. Studies indicate that approximately 30 to 70% of all ADD cases can persist up to the adult years. What’s worse is that majority of these cases can go on undiagnosed and untreated. Being an adult with ADD is not an easy call, either.

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Pervasive development disorders (PDD), Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is a ’sub threshold’ condition in which some - but not all - features of autism are identified. The term Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified is defined as a marked impairment of social interaction, communication, and/or stereotyped behavior patterns or interests, but when full features for autism are not met.

Many of these children diagnosed with PDD-NOS may have symptoms in language processing and communication because their highly visual thinking is interfering with the development of verbal skills. A child that is highly visual thinker and has highly visual brains in the family tree can show as many as 50 specific symptoms in communication, attention and

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