“Adam:” All the Quirks of Love and Asperger’s
The movie Adam is a tender New York story about the peculiar life of a 29-year old man with Asperger's Syndrome who falls in love.
View ArticleCollege Advice for Students with Learning Disabilities
At an educators' conference, educators tried to answer some of the nettlesome questions for high school counselors trying to guide students with disabilities — including dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger...
View ArticleCDC Data Marks Sharp Rise in Autism
One in every 100 U.S. children has an autism disorder, according to new data released on December 18, 2009 from the Autism Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network at the Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleAsperger’s Only Looks Like Autism
Asperger’s syndrome looks a lot like autism, but it isn’t. That isn’t stopping medical experts from considering a change to a national mental illness classification guide to roll Asperger’s under...
View Article“Poignant” Temple Grandin is a Lens for Autistic Wonders
I doubt I’m alone in saying I need another tearjerker, disease-of-the-week movie like, well, a hole in the head. Good thing HBO’s recent biopic, Temple Grandin, is no such thing. Sweet, studied, and...
View ArticleNew Health Code Would Strip Asperger’s of An Identity
There is an excellent opinion piece in the February 9 edition of The New York Times arguing against my position that Asperger’s syndrome should be placed outside the autism spectrum. While it’s hard to...
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