Aspergers

A Letter to You (Who Wrote 'I Wish I Didn't Have Aspergers')

Ariane Zurcher | Posted 04.30.2012

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Speak out, and while many may not want to listen or may even try to silence you, do not let them. Do not remain silent. Add your voice to the chorus of others who are here with you, who are like you, who also have Aspergers.

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No Filter

Leda Natkin Nelis | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Parenting, Asperger's Syndrome, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, No Filter, Special Needs, Aspergers, Parenting Teens, Parents News

My son welcomes me into the inner sanctum of his most intimate fantasies with open arms.

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Bad News For Boy's Pirate Flag

Posted 02.29.2012

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Anthony Steele loves to play pirates in his backyard, but the black flag aboard his "ship" is stirring up trouble with an English town's district coun...

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The Yin and Yang of Psychiatric Diagnoses

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Mental Health, Asperger's, Asperger's Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Asperger's Syndrome Adults, Asperger's Syndrome, Asperger's Disease, Healthy Living News

The question of how far to cast the net in diagnosing Asperger syndrome -- with the advantages and disadvantages to be found on both sides of rounding up more or less people -- will never, can never, disappear.

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Isolating a Child With Disabilities Can Do Life-Long Damage

Carla Lohr | Posted 04.23.2012

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We as a society need to step back and rethink the view we have of disabled children. And the parents who are raising these children have to get serious about bringing these children up with the understanding that they can live their lives to the fullest.

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WATCH: A Revealing Portrait Of An Artist With Asperger's

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.09.2012

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Michael Madore is an artist with Asperger's syndrome, but he didn't always understand his condition. Before being diagnosed with Asperger's in 2000...

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When Popular Novels Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes: Mark Haddon, Asperger's and Irresponsible Fiction

Greg Olear | Posted 01.18.2012

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I don't begrudge Mark Haddon his freedom of speech. What I find objectionable is that he seems unaware of, or, worse, indifferent toward, the fact that he has made both his name and his fortune exploiting the Asperger's community, my son included.

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An Unusual Gift That Let's This 13-Year-Old Find Belonging At Med School

AP | By MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 10.28.2011

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GARY, Ind. -- He is about half the age of other students in the room. Yet 13-year-old Noah Egler is completely in his element, wearing powder blue med...

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Do We Need A New Definition Of Autism?

Todd Drezner | Posted 10.15.2011

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There may indeed be drawbacks to the proposed DSM V definition of autism, but by including only a single category of autism, it does emphasize this initial moment of togetherness.

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Nurturing The Child With Asperger's

Richard Bromfield, Ph.D. | Posted 08.18.2011

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For all its diagnostic and clinical relevance, in no way can the term "Asperger's" tell us who that child is, all that child can be or, for that important matter, who he himself wishes to become.

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When Should You Tell A Child They Have Asperger's?

John Robison | Posted 11.17.2011

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What should a parent say to a young child with Asperger's? How can they guide their child through the difficult early years in a way that most helps them grow into a happy, productive adult?

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Oregon First State to Introduce Autism Insurance Reform in 2011

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 05.25.2011

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Oregon just entered the fray as the first state of 2011 to introduce autism insurance reform legislation with both a House and Senate version of the bill.

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What Are We Overlooking In Our Kids Today?

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Depression, Kids, Mindfulness, Rick Hanson, Autism, Parenting, Buddha's Brain, Aspergers, Anxiety, Healthy Living News

Kids get labeled with one diagnosis after another with an overemphasis on their negative traits and less emphasis on the possibility that there's something inside that is quite beautiful.

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A Picket Line Should Be a Symbol of Hope--Not the Butt of a Late Nite Joke

Mike Elk | Posted 11.17.2011

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The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c...

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Home Alone With Autism

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

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Many people with autism require constant supervision and cannot be left alone for 5 minutes, much less home alone to fend for themselves.

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Asperger's Syndrome: Film Shows Life With Asperger's

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

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The struggles of a person with Asperger's Syndrome are painful and poignant. Like being a stranger in your own land.

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Parenting A Child With Asperger's Syndrome

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.17.2011

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It seemed like an innocent enough request, "Dad can you take my friends and I to Chinatown this Friday when we have the day off?" "Sure," I said. After all it would be good to get out and do something.

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Temple Grandin: The HBO Movie Starring Claire Danes

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 05.25.2011

Temple Grandin, a world-renowned designer of livestock handling facilities and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, is arguably the world's most famous person with autism.

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Communication Interruptus

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

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During the first 17 months of his life, my son hit development milestones perfectly on time. Then autism hit.

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Autism And Anorexia: What's The Relationship?

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Controversy, Mental Health, Anorexia, Autism, Aspergers Girls, Aspergers, Asperger's Syndrome, Vaccinations, Healthy Living News

Until recently, I admired the autism parent community from afar. Like the parents who awakened and changed the schizophrenia treatment world, parents of autistic children have moved both treatment and public opinion about the disorder almost 180 degrees from where it had been.

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How to Tell if Your Kids are at Risk for Autism (and Other Neurological Injuries) from Vaccines

Dr. James P. Blumenthal | Posted 11.17.2011

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Knowledge is power and when parents know what their children's risks are, they can then make more rational, evidence-based choices in collaboration with their pediatrician.

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Interview: Amy Irving Is Over Being an Ingenue

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Irving laughs when asked about her playing the mother -- and not the daughter -- in Max Mayer's Adam. "Yeah, well, life happens," Irving says. "Time goes by."

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Asperger's Syndrome (AS) Or Typical Male Behavior (TMB)?

Emily Bracken | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now, I don't mean to belittle those with Aspies-as it's known in the lay-community, but to me, these "symptoms" sound a lot like the characteristics of your average, meat-eating American male.

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Why Girls With Asperger's Syndrome Don't Get Diagnosed

Newsweek | Jeneen Interlandi | Posted 11.17.2011

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Liane Willey watched from behind a two-way mirror as doctors at the University of Kansas performed a series of psychological tests on her 5-year-old d...

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