Asperger syndrome can involve an intense and obsessive level of focus
on things of interest. For example, one person might be obsessed with 1950s professional wrestling, another with national anthems of African dictatorships, or another with building models out of matchsticks. Particularly common interests are means of transport (such as trains), computers, maths (particularly specific aspects, such as pi), astronomy, geography, and dinosaurs.
Note that all of these last items are normal interests in ordinary
children; the difference in Asperger children is the unusual intensity
of their interest. | Asperger syndrome (sometimes called Asperger's syndrome, AS, or the more common shorthand Asperger's), is characterized as one of the five pervasive developmental disorders, and is commonly referred to as a form of high-functioning autism. In very broad terms, individuals with Asperger's have normal or above average intellectual capacity, and atypical or poorly developed social skills, often with emotional/social development or integration happening later than usual as a result. | Those affected by Asperger's may also manifest a range of other sensory, developmental, and physiological anomalies. Children with Asperger's may evidence a delay in the development of fine motor skills.
In some cases (although with many exceptions) people with AS may have
an odd way of walking, or display compulsive finger, hand, or arm
movements. |