In recent years, diagnosing Asperger's syndrome has become one consideration that Psychiatrists look at when faced with various behavioral symptoms.
The diagnosis of the early signs of Asperger's is a major achievement making it possible for parents to enroll their children in Asperger's School.
These schools have specifically developed school activities and lessons dealing with the coping mechanisms that are needed with the symptoms of Asperger's syndrome.
Girls with Asperger's who may be more introverted than their male counterparts may require more motivational activities to encourage them to participate in social events.
Ignored previously, Asperger's syndrome is now one of the conditions which experts look into when confronted with behavioral problems, like inability to join and interact with social groups.
Knowing and understanding the early signs of Asperger's will help greatly in correctly diagnosing Asperger's syndrome.
If diagnosis is positive then parents should look into the possibility of enrolling their child in a school designed specifically for children with Asperger's.
The following are activities that an Asperger's school normally implements: Experiential learning Since one of the symptoms of Asperger syndrome is lack of interest to most things outside of their self and personal belonging experiential learning will help the children appreciate his or her environment and it helps them to adapt and belong to a group environment.
Increase social awareness of the child.
Being anti-social is one of the major signs of Asperger's symptoms.
Increasing the social awareness of the child by using group dynamics and similar events will help to develop the child's team spirit and understanding of the concept of cooperation and unity to attain an objective.
It also helps them learn to adjust to social groups and activities giving them the skills needed to reach out beyond their own personal area.
Maintenance of routine activities Teachers in an Asperger's school also know that children with Asperger's are afraid of new things and ideas so they will establish a routine, which they can change gradually to increase the child's self-confidence and self-esteem.
Because these children are drawn to daily routines often times a list of things to do will be drawn up so that the child can refer to it and stay on track.
The list is usually short at the start but is gradually increased as the child becomes accustomed to it.
They would work within this premise to nurture the child.
Individualized teaching learning process Since no two children have the same symptoms, the Asperger's School would treat them individually according to their needs.
Children with Asperger's learn in a close one on one atmosphere much easier than they do in a group.
As social skills are taught the learning atmosphere will gradually begin to include one or two more students.
Independence to achieve full potential The Asperger's School would also teach attaining independence and self-confidence.
This is most often learned through routine activities.
As the routine is memorized the student will begin to do the items in the list without having to go back and reference what it says.
This allows the student to gain confidence in himself as he begins to see his own improvement.
Acquisition of social skills The Asperger's School will create group interaction and communication among the students so they can learn social skills and the significance of successful social interactions with other students.
This is to develop their interpersonal relationships with their peers and people around them.
Building of self-esteem With all of these activities, the Asperger's School would help build the self-esteem of the child.
When this is fully developed, the child can now slowly go back to the social mainstream.
Once success is achieved at a young age the learned skills will carry over to adulthood.