The learning profile of children and adults with Asperger’s syndrome can include a tendency to focus on errors, a need to fix an irregularity and a desire to be a perfectionist. This can lead to a fear of making a mistake and the child’s refusal to commence an activity unless he or she can complete it perfectly. The avoidance of errors can mean that children with Asperger’s syndrome prefer accuracy rather than speed, which can affect performance in timed tests and lead to their thinking being described as pedantic. Creative adults with Asperger’s syndrome, such as composers, engineers and
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