Asperger's syndrome : A report of two cases from Malaysia

Asperger's Syndrome is a distinct variant of autism, with a prevalence rate of 10 to 26 per 10,000 of normal intelligence, and 0.4 per 10,000 in those with mild mental retardation. The syndrome now has its own clinical entity and diagnostic criteria. It is being officially listed in the ICD-10...

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Published inSingapore medical journal Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 641 - 643
Main Authors KASMINI, K, ZASMANI, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Singapore Medical Association 01.12.1995
Subjects
Autistic Disorder - classification
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - classification
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - diagnosis
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - psychology
Developmental disorders
Humans
Infantile autism
Language Development Disorders - classification
Language Development Disorders - diagnosis
Language Development Disorders - psychology
Malaysia
Male
Medical sciences
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Behavior
Stereotyped Behavior
Syndrome
Tropical medicine
Asia
Malaysia
Human
Case study
Clinical form
Autism
Psychiatry
Child
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Summary:Asperger's Syndrome is a distinct variant of autism, with a prevalence rate of 10 to 26 per 10,000 of normal intelligence, and 0.4 per 10,000 in those with mild mental retardation. The syndrome now has its own clinical entity and diagnostic criteria. It is being officially listed in the ICD-10 under pervasive developmental disorder. Two such cases are described in this article. Case One lacked the ability to relate to others, was excessively preoccupied with the late actor P. Ramlee and demonstrated a peculiar behaviour of holding on to toothbrushes in his early childhood. Cognitively, he was unable to synthesise words into meaningful sentences. Similarly, Case Two was unable to relate well to others and was preoccupied with the planets and its constellations. Though he appeared intelligent with an IQ score of 101, he was unable to follow instructions at school. Both children had motor clumsiness and fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome.
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ISSN:0037-5675