The Impact of Asperger Syndrome on Learners

Abstract

According to the pediatrician Hans Asperger, some autists are able to make friends and they have average and above average intelligence, but impairment in social interaction, this category called Asperger syndrome. The aim of this study to raise teachers’ awareness about the weaknessesand the difficulties that Asperger pupils’ confront in their academic process. The case study is that Adda Ben Ouada primary school in Relizane. Moreover, in order to resolve this issue, desegregated method design will be integrated using different data collection instrument including interview and observation. The participant of this study will be with five teachers who have pupils diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. In this dissertation, both descriptive and qualitative research methods were utilized so that to analyze introspectively the difficulties that Asperger pupils face in their learning process. Finally, according to the result of this research Asperger pupils have several problems in the class that need communication, interaction, and participation. Another result illustrates that most Asperger pupils are anxious, stressed, disorganized, depressed and that have low selfconfidence.