Aspergers Treatment and why? CBT ( Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) is also known as talk therapy and is one one the main or typical therapies used to aid in Aspergers Treatment.
This therapy helps the patient control their emotions and regulate it in children and adults so that they can cope with and depression and or anxiety they might experience because of the Aspergers.
Can Aspergers be drug-treated?
Unfortunately, there is no FDA approved drug that has shown any improvement or abilities in Aspergers itself nor any of the other autism spectrum disorders, though some drugs do show signs have alleviating some of the symptoms associated with the Aspergers like anxiety and or depression.
Usually, the doctor prescribes a Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Do the symptoms in patients worsen with age?
Though some elderly patients with high functioning autism show reduced abilities when it comes to attention sustainment, reduced oral skills, and or working abilities while still showing signs of intact cognitive abilities.
Although there have been some studies showing better coping strategies with diminishing autistic symptoms with age and the psychological aging process line.
Can a patient be cured of Aspergers?
No, it cannot be cured but with proper treatment, ASD can help your child be a success in school and into their adult life
I there an age expectancy when it comes to Asperger’s patients?
If you look at the group of ASD patients the average age will be round about 54 years but strangely enough, the group with ASD and other cognitive disabilities live to only about 40 years of age!
At what agree do you diagnose Asperger’s
Before being diagnosed as an illness on its own it was always formed part of the autism spectrum but with further modern studies and research not only has it become known as a disease on its own but can now be diagnosed from the young age of 18 months already.
What does this illness do to a patient without treatment?
Well most ASD -patients will suffer from the following:
- LONELINESS
- ANGER
- EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWNS
- DEPRESSION CAUSED BY ONGOING SEVERE EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION
- A LOW SELF ESTEEM
- A LACK OF EMPATHY OR OTHER DEFICITS (IN MALES)
- PHYSICAL ILLNESS
- PTSD
Can patients with Asperger’s lead a normal life?
Because you have it for life and you see, feel, and hear life differently to other people and cannot be cured, your life will never be “normal” compared to non-ASD patients or even autism spectrum patients.