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Understanding Asperger Syndrome

Executive Function and Asperger Syndrome
Mental Inflexibility:

• Resistant to change/ fixed routine
• Reliance on rote memory
• Limited perspective in problem solving
• Fact oriented
• Cognitive dissonance (choice confusion when presented with multiple options)
• Narrow, perseverating interests (narrowly obsessive)
• Difficulty with reciprocal behavior
• Lack of ability to generalize information
• Strict adherence to rules

Executive Function and Asperger Syndrome
Behavioral Issues:

• Anxiety with change
• Difficulty with transitions
• Strict adherence to rules
• Fierce sense of justice/injustice
• No peace without closure
• Extreme frustration with organizational deficits
• Difficulty with reciprocity and perspective taking
• Meltdowns, shutdowns and overload!

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