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  Adults With Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome
  How adults with autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's Syndrome can get the support they need to succeed personally and professionally.
  by patriciarobinson / on Oct 13, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “asperger”

• The secrets out

  
  A life less ordinary? — Authority: 121
  TH came to me last night and asked, "Is my mouth bleeding?" Indeed, it was. All over everything. Dubya, it seems, in a moment of late-evening exuberance, had executed a gymnastic maneuver on the lower bunk of their bed, landing with his butt right about THs chin. TH happened to be holding his DS about 10 inches ...
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• They told me so

  
  Awalkabout's Weblog — Authority: 110
  One of my dear writer friends asked me, when I announced I was doing NaNoWriMo this year, whether I’d still keep up with the blog. Blithely I replied, “Of course!” More the fool I. In addition to my 15,000-plus words, however, I have kept up with life, which involved: several court hearings, most of which ...
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• No More Asperger’s?

  
  Daughter of the Ring of Fire — Authority: 112
  Image via Wikipedia Earlier this month, the New York Times covered a proposed changed to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which would eliminate Asperger ’s as a separate diagnosis making it, instead, part of a category of autistic spectrum disorders. To me, the categories ...
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• I’m an Aspie

  
  etbe - Russell Coker — Authority: 115
  I’ve recently been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS) [1] . Among other things this means that I am genetically predisposed to have an interest in solving technical problems and give lectures about how I solved them, but that I tend not to be a “people-person”. AS is generally regarded as an Autism ...
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• Transcript: AWA interview with Ari Ne’eman and Paula Durbin-Westby of ASAN

  
  Sweet Perdition — Authority: 110
  This is a transcript of the November 2, 2009 appearance of ASAN’s Ari Ne’eman and Paula Durbin-Westby on AWA Radio with Sharon daVanport. Sharon daVanport: Hello everyone and welcome to AWA Radio. This is Asperger Women’s Association’s official talk time. Today is Monday, November 2 and we have quite ...
  2 days ago

• All Drupal All The Time – Too Bad I Can’t Breathe

  
  LBnuke — Authority: 91
  Writing on the iPhone. Hard to breathe. Shaky. Strangely okay besides that. Sometimes writing helps. Been very busy lately. All Drupal all the time. Besides from the insane learning curve and non-intuitive UI, I am in awe of its power and flexibility. After more than 15 hours of video tutorials and reading tons of ...
  2 days ago

• Articles of Interest

  
  Izgad — Authority: 119
  Melanie talks about the recent protest against Autism Speaks at Ohio State. I was involved in the early stages of this event. I really miss the people over at our ASAN chapter. Also on the Asperger front, Claudia Wallis writes in the New York Times about the strong possibility of Asperger syndrome being removed from ...
  3 days ago

• Mom Investigating an Incident: Why Won’t My ADHD Son’s School Give Me Details of His Inappropriate Behavior?

  
  EmpoweringParents.com — Authority: 118
  I got a call from my son’s teacher last week. Apparently, he used an inappropriate word and perhaps a hand gesture to accompany it to another child. That child’s parent had called the principal. The principal asked my son Builder’s teacher to handle it. She did. Builder denied it ever happened. I know ...
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• What Is The Value Of A Life? | Psychology Today

  
  A Clever Resource — Authority: 108
  Great piece by Lynne Saroya’s Asperger’s Diary: Life through the lens of Asperger’s Syndrome on Psychology Today about self-worth, heroes, and being different. What Is The Value Of A Life? | Psychology Today.
  3 days ago

• Reading the signs

  
  A life less ordinary? — Authority: 121
  Like a lot of kids, autistic or not, TH is not very good at articulating his feelings. In fact, he may not even be aware that hes having these feelings, yet he shows that theyre there in many ways. We always know that something , something is on his mind when he silently materializes downstairs in the evenings, well ...
  3 days ago

• Autism Priorities and the DSM V: Media Ignores Invisible, Severely Autistic in DSM V Discussions

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 126
  The invisible autistics , the severely autistic, those with Autistic Disorder, profound developmental delays, cognitive and intellectual deficits, those who can not live independently, who live on hospital wards and in large, antiquated psychiatric institutions do not make regular appearances in the New ...
  3 days ago

• autism spectrum disorder and intellectual work-arounds

  
  Alexandria — Authority: 443
  I just finished reading John Robison’s book Look Me in the Eye. It is his own story about growing up with Asperger’s syndrome.  People with Asperger’s syndrome are considered to be in the “Autism Spectrum” of disorders, which are conditions in which people have varying difficulties dealing with other ...
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• What Is The Value Of A Life?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  I was once told that I shouldnt have kids, because the child could be born with Aspergers, like me.   I answered with a question - "Would you have given the same advice to my parents?" "Well," came the answer, "look at all the difficulties youve had, and the pain youve had to endure...surely you wouldnt wish that ...
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• I Didnt Need to Explain

  
  StaticVox — Authority: 113
  Parent-Teacher Conferences were this week at Reeses school. I suspected I would hear positive things, and I was not disappointed. She says Reese is a lovely student, and she is in an advanced reading/writing group. There were no concerns about progress, behavior, peer interaction, or anything else. Reese does not ...
  4 days ago

• The end of Aspergers Syndrome?

  
  Mad World — Authority: 427
  World of Psychology reflects today on a New York Times article suggesting that Aspergers Syndrome is unlikely to feature in DSM-V the next version of the US psychiatrists bible.
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• Be careful what you wish for

  
  What We Need — Authority: 112
       C has a friend. A best friend. A boy who shares his fanatical interests in silly noises and Mario. They talk on the phone endlessly, trade houses for playdates, and send each other notes home in their school folders. I’m so happy I could cry. It’s wonderful, really, that C finally has a real friend, and ...
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• Bye Bye Asperger’s Syndrome?

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 607
  Is the diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome — a mild form of autism mostly diagnosed in boys — heading the way of the dodo bird? A new article in the New York Times suggests that the new revision of the diagnostic manual — the DSM-V — is likely to do away with the diagnosis. How can you just delete an entire ...
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• Proposal to drop Asperger’s label stirs disapproval

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 437
  From the [Toronto] Globe & Mail:Canadian parents of children with Asperger’s syndrome are resisting a proposal by scientists to remove the Asperger’s label from psychiatry’s diagnostic manual. The parents say such an action would cause confusion and potentially impede treatment for people with the disorder. ...
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• Away With the Aspergers Diagnosis: Whats It All About?

  
  Pound Pup Legacy Feed — Authority: 508
  The new DSM will require an evidence basis for diagnoses. By Jean Mercer, Ph.D. November 4, 2009 / psychologytoday.com read more
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• IEP Tomorrow

  
  Parenting Partner — Authority: 103
  We have our sons IEP tomorrow to renew his goals for kindergarten and to be quite honest I am a little nervous. I really dont enjoy these and they never get any easier, no matter how many we go to! What are some suggestions you moms have? What are some good goals and activities to incorporate for an Aspergers child? ...
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