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Can people with Aspergers have delusions?
Fortysix individuals with Asperger syndrome participated and were found to have relatively high levels of delusional ideation, primarily grandiose or persecutory. Factors associated with delusional belief were anxiety, social anxiety and self-consciousness, but not theory of mind ability or autobiographical memory.
What disorder causes you to hear voices?
Hearing voices in the mind is the most common type of hallucination in people with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. The voices can be critical, complimentary or neutral, and may make potentially harmful commands or engage the person in conversation.
Do Aspergers have trouble listening?
Children with Asperger Syndrome rarely have hearing problems but do tend to display abnormal listening patterns.
Is paranoia a symptom of Asperger’s?
Participants diagnosed with Asperger syndrome scored significantly higher on a measure of paranoia and lower on a measure of ToM, compared with the control group. They did not differ in self-concept and causal attributions, contrary to the attributional model of paranoia.
Are autism and schizophrenia related?
Researchers have long suspected that autism and schizophrenia are related. The two conditions have overlapping traits, including sensory-processing problems and social difficulties, and they share gene-expression patterns in brain tissue.
How do you get someone with Aspergers to listen?
Use concrete specific terms and less words so we can process what you say. Discuss one topic at a time, ask for one task at a time. Provide visual images when sharing or describing information. Be aware that a person may need to take a break away from noise, conversation or other sensory stimulation.
Do adults with Asperger’s have different hearing problems?
Surprisingly, research shows that the hearing of adults with Asperger’s is physiologically the same as their typical peers. There are no known differences in the peripheral or central auditory systems of individuals with Asperger’s that would result in hypo- or hypersensitivity to sound.
Do adult aspergians talk loudly?
Adult Aspergians have the same characteristics since many do not outgrow it. They are often unable to control their voice’s volume according to their surroundings. It is not uncommon to hear Asperigans speak loudly in quiet places such as a place of worship or a library.
Do people with Asperger’s communicate as I describe it?
Some people with Asperger’s may not communicate exactly as I describe it while others fit this description perfectly. It bears reminding that no two people with Asperger’s are identical. General descriptions of Asperger’s are exactly that, broad characterizations that may or may not match how any one individual communicates.
Does Asperger’s syndrome affect sound sensitivity?
One of the characteristics of Asperger’s syndrome in adults is hyper- and hyposensitivity to sound. Some people consider sound sensitivity to be more of a problem for them than other difficulties common to Asperger’s, such as socializing, communicating with others, and managing work.