Lecture 8 - Graphology and Asperger's

Question 1

Asperger’s syndrome

Pg 1-3

Answer 1

• higher end of autistic spectrum
• more male than female are diagnosed (10 to 1)
• live in our world but in their own way (autistic “live in their own world’)
• poor non-verbal communication
• naive, inappropriate, one sided interaction
• pedantic, repetitive speech
• lack of empathy w/ others
• little/no ability to form friendships
• intense absorption in certain subjects
• clumsy, ill coordinated movements and odd postures
• does not affect someone’s intelligence
• peculiar language
• loners who never quite fit in
• generally very keen to develop social relationships but lack the ability to understand social rules and cultural signals
• find it hard to maintain eye contact thus cannot interpret eye language
• cannot read between the lines

Question 2

Sociability

Pg 4

Answer 2

-seen in a dominant middle zone, garland connections, a right slant, and fluid rightward movement

Question 3

Fluid stroke/spontaneity

Pg 4

Answer 3

-smooth, continuous movement that implies ease in overcoming obstacles

Question 4

Impressionability

Pg 4

Answer 4

-irregularity of ink flow

Question 5

t-bars that return to the left w/ an angle

Pg 4

Answer 5

• imply lack of trust or lack of a spirit of cooperation

- angles do not communicate communication

Question 6

Depression

Pg 4

Answer 6

-mixture of rising and descending lines coupled w/ jerky movements and spasmodic large white spaces are often indicators of depression

Question 7

How the writer uses space indicates how the writer behaves socially
Pg 6

Answer 7

• spacing between words = how close/distant from others the writer feels as well as their need for personal space; also their emotional need
• wide spaces btwn words may be a barrier/obstruction btwn writer and others and can indicate a socially isolated person that is lonely and wants to make social contact, but is unaware how to do it