Autism / Asperger’s Articles

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• Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism
  Diane M. Kennedy and Rebecca S. Banks, the authors of Bright Not Broken, and the contributor, Temple Grandin, all have a combination of personal and professional experience with learning and developmental disabilities. Kennedy and Banks are ...
• The Challenge of Children with Special Needs
  Labels abound, some of them distasteful, some inaccurate, some just in vogue, others useful to understanding and planning. I ...
• Seeing Ezra: A Mother’s Story of Autism, Unconditional Love, and the Meaning of Normal
  Autism is viewed as a tragedy. As a disorder that robs children of their lives and parents of their children. It’s a disorder that must be properly diagnosed and treated. And the younger it’s caught ...
• Debunking 6 Myths About Asperger Syndrome
  The discovery of Asperger Syndrome (AS) dates back to 1944. Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger described the syndrome when he was ...
• Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Mainstream Classroom
  Barbara Borosonʼs Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Mainstream Classroom: How to Reach and Teach Students with ASDs is an engaging, thoughtful and valuable resource for instructors, parents and administrators that enable them to reach, understand ...
• Home-School Collaboration for Children with Learning Disabilities
  The transition into elementary school can be especially tough for our children with learning disabilities and challenging behavior. Whether ...
• A Dog Named Slugger: How Service Dogs Improve the Lives of Many
  Consider these surprising studies concerning the benefit of trained service dogs to help all kinds of ...
• Adult Asperger’s: The Relief of A Diagnosis
  The following are criteria for Aspergers that have been excerpted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV): Qualitative ...
• Adults with Autism
  Some adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially those with high-functioning autism or with Asperger syndrome, are able to work successfully in mainstream jobs. Nevertheless, communication and social problems often cause difficulties in many ...
• Medications for Autism
  Medications are often used to treat behavioral problems, such as aggression, self-injurious behavior, and severe tantrums, that keep the person with an autism spectrum disorder ("autism") from functioning more effectively at home or school. The ...
• Treatment of Autism
  There is no single best treatment package for all children with ASD. One point that most professionals agree on is that early intervention is important; another is that most individuals with ASD respond well to ...
• How Autism is Diagnosed
  Although there are many concerns about labeling a young child with an autism spectrum disorder, the earlier the diagnosis of autism is made, the earlier needed interventions can begin. Evidence over the last 15 years ...
• Conditions Associated with Autism
  There are a number of concerns that often accompany someone with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), otherwise known as autism. Sensory Problems When children's perceptions are accurate, they can learn from what they see, feel, or hear. On ...
• Autism Spectrum Disorders In-Depth
  The autism spectrum disorders are more common in children and teens than are some better known disorders such as diabetes, spinal bifida, or Down syndrome. A recent study of a U.S. metropolitan area estimated that ...
• An Introduction to Autism
  Autism. Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated 3.4 every 1,000 children ages 3-10, a disorder that causes disruption in ...
• The Link Between Vaccines and Autism: True or False?
  Does vaccination increase the likelihood of autism? One hypothesis is that vaccination in general, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) virus live vaccine, and vaccines that contain mercury cause autism. Actress Jenny McCarthy is one of ...
• A Day at a Time: A Journal for Parents of Children with Autism
  Finally someone has stepped forward with a handy book that helps parents of children on the autistic spectrum organize their complex lives. Jen Merheb has created A Day at a Time: A Journal ...
• Disturbances of the Mind
  Disturbances of the Mind by Douwe Draaisma is a book regarding various illnesses ranging from Bonnet Syndrome to Alzheimer’s, with an entire range of brain diseases in between.  It provides an interesting narrative about how ...
• Asperger’s Syndrome
  Asperger's Disorder -- also known as Asperger's Syndrome or just AS -- is a mild form of autism, recognized as a mental health ...
• College Students: There’s a Banquet on the Bulletin Boards
  Rosalind Russell said it best in the movie Auntie Mame. She played an eccentric, flamboyant lady who truly loved life and lived it as she wished. Her most famous line? “Oh, darling -- life’s a ...
• My Child Was Just Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
  If you have recently received a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome for one of your children, you may be asking yourself, "How could this be?" You are probably experiencing a lot of emotions right ...
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult Asperger Syndrome
  One of the more humbling things about being a senior therapist is realizing the cases where we missed it because we didn't have adequate training at the time or because the disorder hadn't been adequately ...
• Obsessed: Should a Computer Hacker with Asperger Syndrome Go to Prison?
  When human rights activist Terry Waite spoke recently in support of Gary McKinnon, the noted Pentagon hacker, it made quite a stir. Waite is a former Beirut hostage, imprisoned for four years in Lebanon in ...
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon is, on the surface, a detective story. A detective story rather than another type of novel, because it is like ...
• The Diagnostic Manual for the Mentally Ill and Intellectually Disabled
  It’s called the “other” dual diagnosis. While most professionals and laypeople understand dual diagnosis to mean those who suffer from both mental illness and substance abuse, the term is also used for those with the ...