WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THEM?<br />SHORT REVIEW OF ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
Keywords:
Asperger’s syndrome, autism, pervasive developmental disorders, therapyAbstract
Often considered a “genius disability”, Asperger’s syndrome is a condition that, as all those found under the umbrella of what is generically referred to as “pervasive developmental disorders”, still raises many questions to specialists.References
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