A teacher notices that one of her students, Casper, is obsessed with playing with toys. Casper is always preoccupied with creating model buildings with his toys and blocks. He has developed an unusual interest in these toys and has memorized the colors of the blocks used to build buildings. Even though he has little problem with his verbal skills, he has a restricted behavior and confines his relationships to very few people in his class. Which type of autism spectrum disorder does Casper have?
What will be an ideal response?
Casper probably has Asperger syndrome. Asperger syndrome is a relatively mild autism spectrum disorder in which the child has relatively good verbal language skills, milder nonverbal language problems, and a restricted range of interests and relationships. Children with Asperger syndrome often engage in obsessive, repetitive routines and preoccupations with a particular subject. For example, a child may be obsessed with baseball scores or YouTube videos.
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