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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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• 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 ...
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• 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 ...
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• 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 ...
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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.
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• 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 ...
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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Away With the Aspergers Diagnosis: Whats It All About?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  There are going to be some changes made, according to news stories on the reports of the groups working on the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. One change thats been attracting a lot of attention is the move toward eliminating Aspergers syndrome as a ...
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• Asperger’s diagnosis: On the way out?

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 437
  From the New York Times:Experts who are revising psychiatry’s diagnostic manual have proposed eliminating Asperger’s syndrome and another form of autism: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). They propose including the two categories under a general diagnosis of autism spectrum ...
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• Stimulus Characteristics Affect Humor Processing in Individuals with Asperger Syndrome

  
  COMD News — Authority: 451
  Abstract The present paper aims to investigate whether individuals with Asperger syndrome (AS) show global humor processing deficits or whether humor comprehension and appreciation depends on stimulus characteristics. Non-verbal visual puns, semantic and Theory of Mind cartoons were rated on comprehension, funniness ...
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• Asperger’s, Part II: The Negative Side

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 160
  Of course, all of the great things listed in Part I of this post come with some negatives attached to them. Once again, everybody manifests in different ways, and mine are different from many other peoples. Since I love classifying information, I have worked out 2 different areas where my characteristics manifest ...
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• Do You Have Autism Attention Deficit Disorder Confusion?

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 137
  Though it is not known why autism, attention deficit disorder, as well as other autism spectrum conditions have become increasingly common, their instances have continued to rise substantially over the past few decades. The controversy surrounding this issue is currently escalating as quickly as the rate of instances. ...
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• Asperger’s, Part I: The Positive Side

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 160
  Its difficult for me to write about this because when I try to talk to people about the way I am, I only get the kind of reactions that really annoy me. But I feel that the time has come for me to "come out" because I have spent so much time making heroic efforts to conceal this from everybody and Im sick and tired of ...
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• Recommended Reading for November 3

  
  FWD/Forward — Authority: 645
  If you have a child with Asperger’s When I was a little girl, nobody knew the word Asperger’s. My way of being was called “weird,” “strange,” “slow” and other equally nice things. Today, we are finally getting to understand that not everybody is neurotypical, that the variety of human difference is ...
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