Very little information is available that describes the social, academic, and behavioral experiences of children with Asperger syndrome. This article describes those experiences in 40 children with Asperger syndrome between the ages of 3 and 15 years. The study illustrates both the variability and the consistency of the characteristics of this disorder over time and during specific developmental stages. The results indicate that social skill deficits were variable but remained the greatest challenge for these intellectually bright and verbal children. Critical areas for intervention are highlighted.

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Injuries sustained by children in the school setting have a significant public health impact. A concerning subgroup of school injuries are due to intentional and violent etiologies. Several studies have identified a need for further research to understand intentional school-based injuries. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study discusses national estimates and trends over time and risk factors of intentional injury-related emergency department visits due to injuries sustained in the school setting. abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported concerning numbers of injuries to children in the school setting. The objective was to understand temporal and demographic trends in intentional injuries in the school setting and to compare these with intentional injuries outside the school setting. METHODS:Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemAll Injury Program from 2001 to 2008 were analyzed to assess emergency department visits (EDVs) after an intentional injury. RESULTS:There were an estimated 7 397 301 total EDVs due to injuries sustained at school from 2001 to 2008. Of these, an estimated 736 014 (10%) were reported as intentional (range: 8.5%-10.7% for the study time period). The overall risk of an EDV after an intentional injury in school was 2.33 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.93-2.82) when compared with an EDV after an intentional injury outside the school setting. For intentional injury-related EDVs originating in the school setting, multivariate regression identified several demographic risk factors: 10-to 14-year-old (odds ratio [OR]: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.10-2.27) and 15-to 19-year-old (OR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.01-2.82) age group, black (OR: 4.14; 95% CI: 2.94-5.83) and American Indian (OR: 2.48; 95% CI: 2.06-2.99) race, and Hispanic ethnicity (OR: 3.67; 95% CI: 2.02-6.69). The odds of hospitalization resulting from intentional injury-related EDV compared with unintentional injury-related EDVs was 2.01 (95% CI: 1.50-2.69) in the school setting. These odds were found to be 5.85 (95% CI: 4.76-7.19) in the outside school setting. CONCLUSIONS:The findings of this study suggest a need for additional prevention strategies addressing school-based intentional injuries.