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Is there a medication for Aspergers?

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Previously, I wrote about medication and whether it is effective for Asperger's syndrome. That article, however, focused on children and adolescents. Today, I want to take up the question of whether adults with Asperger's can benefit from medication. read more

About Asperger Syndrome: Asperger syndrome is often considered a high functioning form of autism. Persons with this syndrome have impaired social interactions, limited repetitive patterns of behavior, and often are clumsy. read more

There are medications that help manage depression, anxiety, irritability, rapid mood shifts, inability to focus and other challenges that accompany Asperger’s. In many cases, these medications can lessen coexisting problems to the point where Asperger’s no long is a hardship in the person’s life. read more

There isn’t medication for Asperger’s specifically. But there is medication for comorbid conditions brought on by Asperger’s, such as anxiety or depression. A person who claims to be taking medication for Asperger’s may be ashamed of the comorbid condition (you’re born with Asperger’s, but anxiety is developed), or may have been told to say the medication is for Asperger’s by a parent. read more

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