Asperger's Syndrome message board, open discussion, and online support group. Moderators: ... Plus...isn't the whole diagnosis of Aspergers, Autism, etc supposed to be a way to better help the person in that category? via http://www.psychforums.com/asperger-syndrome/topic115692.html
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Georgia school reverses decision barring Asperger's student from graduation
School officials in a small Georgia town have reversed their decision barring an autistic child from walking with his classmates in the local school system’s graduation ceremony – scheduled for Saturday night. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/25/georgia-school-reverses-decision-barring-asperger-student-from-graduation/?
Autism or Asperger's? It Might Depend on Your Doctor
An autism diagnosis means different things depending on who is doing the diagnosing, suggests a new study. Researchers found that clinics varied in what skills and behaviors they considered when evaluating kids with an autism spectrum disorder and deciding where on that spectrum they fell via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/11/08/autism-or-aspergers-it-might-depend-on-your-doctor/?
Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome
Baseball great, Curt Schilling and his wife Shonda stop by Headline Health to discuss the signs and symptoms that led to their son's autism diagnosis via http://video.foxnews.com/v/929737080001/diagnosing-aspergers-syndrome/?
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual
In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder." via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/05/16/shrinks-critics-face-off-over-psychiatric-manual/?
Asperger's referenced in Wyo. college killing note
A bizarre, rambling suicide note left behind by a man who police say killed his father in front of a handful of students in a Wyoming community college classroom extols eugenics and blames his father for the genes he said caused him to have Asperger's syndrome. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/19/wyo-college-killer-suicide-note-blames-asperger-for-troubles-life-as-bottom/?
Missing NYC Boy With Asperger's Syndrome Spent 11 Days Living in Subway
The mother of a 13-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who was missing in New York City for 11 days says her son spent the entire time in the subway system. via http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/11/24/missing-nyc-boy-with-asperger-syndrome-spent-11-days-living-in-subway?
Missing Boy With Asperger's Spent 11 Days in Subway
The mother of a 13-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who was missing in New York City for 11 days says her son spent the entire time in the subway system. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2009/11/24/missing-nyc-boy-aspergers-syndrome-spent-days-living-subway?
N.C. Teen With Asperger's Syndrome Disappears
Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing teenager with Asperger's Syndrome who may not have his medication with him, FOX 8 reported. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2009/08/14/north-carolina-teen-aspergers-syndrome-disappears-need-medication?
You Do Not Have Asperger's, and Neither Does Anybody Else - Slate Magazine
Slate Magazine You Do Not Have Asperger's , and Neither Does Anybody Else Slate Magazine This latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, released by the American Psychiatric Association this month, officially eliminates many familiar autism spectrum diagnoses. Asperger's syndrome (typically applied to ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHbooP0Z_A-min2SGYk9GJXsUuAFA&url=http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/05/autism_spectrum_diagnoses_the_dsm_5_eliminates_asperger_s_and_pdd_nos.html
Concerns raised in wake of massacre about removing Asperger's from psych manual
Friends of the family of the gunman, Adam Lanza, who murdered 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday, have said he suffered from Asperger’s. Recently, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatry has come under fire because of its controversial decision to drop Asperger’s syndrome from its newest edition (DSM-V) via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/17/new-concerns-over-removal-aspergers-from-psychiatric-manual-in-wake-newtown/?
Answering questions about Asperger's Syndrome
In the past ten years, the terms autism and Asperger's syndrome have been thrown around and people have referred to others as having these disabilities without a known diagnosis. There are some important points to understand about Asperger's syndrome. via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/16/answering-questions-about-asperger-syndrome/?
Attention-seeking, naughty, erratic ... Jo thought her son didn't fit in because he was an only child - in fact, he ...
When Jo Case had to see teachers about her son Leo's erratic behaviour - or hear from parents who didn't want him playing with their children anymore - she was to blame. via http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2337456/Attention-seeking-naughty-erratic---Jo-thought-son-didnt-fit-child--fact-Aspergers.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Quick to lose his temper, impervious to pain and fond of amusing (then scaring) his classmates by pulling his pants ...
When Jo Case had to see teachers about her son Leo's erratic behaviour - or hear from parents who didn't want him playing with their children anymore - she was to blame. via http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2337456/Quick-lose-temper-impervious-pain-fond-amusing-scaring-classmates-pulling-pants-Jo-thought-son-didnt-fit-child--fact-Aspergers.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Health Close-Up: Adult Child With Asperger's
Ron and I didn't find out that our only child, Adam, had Asperger's until he was 13 years old. We were amazed that all of his odd quirks could be connected to one diagnosis. Knowing what was going on with Adam was a relief but it was also a difficult reality to accept. via http://www.thirdage.com/parenting/health-close-up-adult-child-with-aspergers
Aspergers student branded ‘idiot’ but QMU staff
PUBLIC investigators have raised concerns about staff at Queen Margaret University (QMU) after identifying “shortcomings” in their treatment of a student with
Asperger’s syndrome. via http://www.scotsman.com/aspergers-student-branded-idiot-but-qmu-staff-1-2956954
Ypsilanti man to serve up to 22 years in prison for sexual assault
A man who pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting a young man with Asperger’s syndrome will serve between nine and 22 years in prison, a judge ruled Monday.Dervin Mood Dervin Mood, 76, was sentenced on one count of third-degree... via http://annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/ypsilanti-man-to-serve-up-to-22-years-in-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-man/?cmpid=mlive-%40mlive-news-a2
The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon - review
'Haddon delivers a twist on the usual murder-mystery' The story opens on an horrific and totally unforgettable scene: the neighbour's dog, dead, with a garden fork stuck through it! The story is narrated by Christopher Boone, a 16 yr old boy with Asperger's syndrome, obsessed with maths and science and with a love of routine and his pet rat Toby; he hates the colours yellow and brown and ... via http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2013/may/29/review-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time-by-mark-haddon
Paul Inman: Three litres of cola per day kills man, 30, after lungs swell to four times normal weight
A man who guzzled up to three litres of cola every day, drank himself to death. An inquest heard how 30-year-old Paul Inman, who had Asperger’s syndrome, would walk to the shops more than once a day to buy his fizzy drinks. via http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paul-inman-three-litres-cola-1920231
Complaints about Norfolk police revealed
A law-abiding man with Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who bought a house after police obtained a search warrant had it raided by officers who believed his home was involved in the supply of drugs, it has emerged. via http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/complaints_about_norfolk_police_revealed_1_2211778
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