28-07-2013, 01:33 PM
A few comments are needed here about Aspergers Syndrome.
Junior chess seems to attract a greater concentration of Asperger syndrome diagnosed children than would be expected statistically. Those children get benefit from operating in an environment where the rules are clearly laid down and followed - if need be with the help of the arbiter.
Often chess,(this wonderful game we play,this all inclusive game as so many rightly claim) allows such children better and more meaningful social interaction than they get in their schools. Asperger children have great difficulty coping with people who talk in riddles or simply do not express themselves clearly.
The best short summary I can give is that Aspergers syndrome is a label applied to those children at the high intelligence end of those children having some Autism symptoms. As children with Asperger syndrome progress through their teenage years they tend to become more and more mainstream as their class mates mature.
The key thing to remember about Asperger syndrome brains is that they are not broken. Instead they are wired up differently to most. For better understanding of the condition my suggested reading is either the original papers by Asperger- or summaries thereof or for a highly acclaimed published novel read “The curious incident of the dog in the night-time” by Mark Haddon
Junior chess seems to attract a greater concentration of Asperger syndrome diagnosed children than would be expected statistically. Those children get benefit from operating in an environment where the rules are clearly laid down and followed - if need be with the help of the arbiter.
Often chess,(this wonderful game we play,this all inclusive game as so many rightly claim) allows such children better and more meaningful social interaction than they get in their schools. Asperger children have great difficulty coping with people who talk in riddles or simply do not express themselves clearly.
The best short summary I can give is that Aspergers syndrome is a label applied to those children at the high intelligence end of those children having some Autism symptoms. As children with Asperger syndrome progress through their teenage years they tend to become more and more mainstream as their class mates mature.
The key thing to remember about Asperger syndrome brains is that they are not broken. Instead they are wired up differently to most. For better understanding of the condition my suggested reading is either the original papers by Asperger- or summaries thereof or for a highly acclaimed published novel read “The curious incident of the dog in the night-time” by Mark Haddon