Blog #2 Conduct Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome

My category I first researched was Pervasive Developmental Disorder—Asperger’s Syndrome and the second disability category is Social and Emotional Disorders (Externalizing Disorders)—Conduct Disorder. The second disability category I learned about from the blog post is different/similar from my original category in the following ways:
a) Definition:
With both disabilities children are born with them, neither disability is acquired throughout life. They both affect social, academic, and behavioral skills whereas children with Asperger’s Syndrome have more problems with daily living skills. Children with Conduct Disorder have more of an emotional disturbance and including schizophrenia.
b) Developmental Characteristics:
Both Asperger’s Syndrome and Conduct Disorder deal with behavior and socialization issues. While a child with Conduct Disorder will behave more aggressively in a social situation, a child with Asperger’s Syndrome may act more unnatural as opposed to aggressive. A child with Asperger’s may be more awkward and take part in recurring routines while a child with Conduct Disorder will participate in destruction of property. Regardless, both disorders have poor relationships with other people.
c) Classroom Strategies, Needs, Strengths:
In a classroom with a child with Conduct disorder a teacher is more worried about changing the child’s poor behaviors and developing new ones, while a teacher with a student with Asperger’s Syndrome tries to create a more comfortable environment for the student. Teachers in both situations can use the child study team when helping a child, or speak to previous teachers to see what worked for the child and what did not. There are also a multitude of books and accredited websites for each disorder that a teacher would be able to use.