Some call it neurological diversity, others see it as autism's fight back. People diagnosed as "on the spectrum" are suddenly in demand by employers seeking a competitive advantage from autistic workers more used to being considered disabled than special. via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/06/04/thinking-differently-autism-patients-in-demand-by-employers/?
Monday, June 17, 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/?
Psychopathic Philosophy Asperger Version Of A . . . - Science 2.0
Psychopathic Philosophy Asperger Version Of A . . . Science 2.0 One perspective is Asperger syndrome/autism spectrum like cognitive closure toward normal social perception, which is likely relevant to future AI, or for understanding psychopathic feigning of social fitting-in, including pretend moral concern and ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG31yCI0diYkE83pmnsKrAZ0HWggQ&url=http://www.science20.com/alpha_meme/psychopathic_philosophy_asperger_version_core_question_philosophy-114342
Tech heads to national speech tourney
Can you age 20 years in 10 minutes? Convince a crowd you're a savant with Asperger's syndrome? Or, work on the same speech for eight months and still not be done with it? via http://www.sctimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/306140040
Anti-G8 Headquarters Raided By London Police - News and Current ...
Wrong Planet - Aspergers and Autism Community. ... Post new topic Reply to topic · Wrong Planet Autism Forum Index -> News and Current Events ... Silly NTs, I have Aspergers, and having Aspergers is gr-r-reat! via http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt232995.html
The 'Learning Curve' of Living With Asperger's - Health News and ...
By Lisa EspositoHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Asperger's syndrome is disappearing as an official diagnosis, but people who live with its symptoms will continue to struggle. via http://news.health.com/2013/04/18/the-learning-curve-of-living-with-aspergers/
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/?
My son won't accept his Asperger's diagnosis - The Times (subscription)
The Times (subscription) My son won't accept his Asperger's diagnosis The Times (subscription) I am desperately worried about our son, J, who is 19 and dropped out of school two years ago. Since then he has done nothing with his life, has become increasingly withdrawn and never leaves the house. He sleeps until mid-afternoon and stays up until ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFF_Dym_wWhOW6814Fn0jja4tP5wQ&url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/mental-health/article3791813.ece
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?
Theatre shows autistic children can enjoy
For most five-year-old boys, a trip to the cinema is a treat. But for Charlie Webb, who has Asperger's syndrome, it's a sensory overload - and not in a good way. He has finely tuned hearing and hates sudden loud noises: hand-driers and helicopters upset him, so you can imagine how he feels with Dolby Surround Sound. ''I don't want to go again,'' he told his mother, Tracey, after his second and ... via http://ph.news.yahoo.com/theatre-shows-autistic-children-enjoy-164901151.html
Sunday, June 16, 2013
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?
Brit man dies due to 3-litre-a-day cola habit
London, May 30 (ANI): A man, who was suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, drank himself to death after guzzling three litres of cola everyday. via http://in.news.yahoo.com/brit-man-dies-due-3-litre-day-cola-080754933.html
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/?
Difficulty learning by reading - General Autism Discussion
Wrong Planet - Aspergers and Autism Community. ... I don't mean simple information, like the news and such, I mean like a textbook. I do well with visual representation of information, but reading is too exhausting. via http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt233239.html
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