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Autism is still an enigma even in nowadays. A lot of scientists are trying to give an accurate definition and for that reason we have met a lot of interpretations about autism (Sakketou & Papagianni,2010). A more general definition could be that autism is a pervasive developmental disorder which is related to brain problems and it is not possible to be cured (Lithiropoulou, 2013). It is possible for people with autism to show low or very high functionality and also to deal with great difficulties in their speech, their communication and understanding of the emotions and intentions of their surroundings. A term that is frequently related with autism is the Asperger syndrome and belongs to the autism spectrum with high functionality. It has common characteristics with autism such as the standardized repeated behavior and the significant deviation to the social interaction. The difference between these two is that people who have the Syndrome do not have disablement to their cognition, they have normal intelligence and often they prove special talents (Stolidi & Tsingeli,2012). The purpose of that research is to describe the theoretical context of autism and to emphasize to the Asperger syndrome. At the first chapter definitions of the autism and the syndrome will be given as well their history through the years. At the same time there will be descriptions of the characteristics of the syndrome and the causes of its appearance. In the second chapter there will be analysis of the ways of assessments and diagnosis of the syndrome. Also there will be various evaluation tests that are used in order to sense the syndrome. Furthermore, there are descriptions of the importance of the speech therapy to the children that have the Syndrome and we discuss the part of the state in order to improve the lives of these children. Afterwards, at the chapter three there are references to the social interaction and communication for the people who have Asperger and to the problems which they face by using and understanding speech. Moving on we will analyze the significant matters and activities that these people can deal with and also their sensory dysfunctions and the abstract way of their thinking that characterizes them. We will try to approach the problem of their adaptability into different situations and to research their awkwardness, their skills and their talents. Also, at the fourth chapter, we will focus on the role of the family in order to support their children and the place of the parents and their siblings as co-therapists and trainers. Furthermore, we will look into to the behavior of these children into the school society and how the cooperation of their families with the school faculty can bring positive results to the lives of the children. Concluding, we will mention the results of a primary research with uses the method of questionnaires and we will try to analyze the results in order to contribute to further researches about that issue. At the same time we will check if our findings are confirmed by the present bibliography.