Tag: aspergers
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December 11, 2007 08:20 PM EST --
There are varying views of Autism/Aspergers. It really depends on your own experiences in life. All of us Auty folk are different, but there are also varying views on this brain type. Some see it as a . . . more
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November 15, 2007 01:41 AM EST --
Sympathy is like pity. Most of us don't want it. Empathy however is absolutely necessary. For us to trust you, you have to appear to understand or being willing to try to understand, where we are . . . more
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October 24, 2006 01:47 PM EDT --
My daughter brought this article to my attention last evening . It seems British medical researchers want to develop a test to screen babies in utero with a view to aborting those found having autism . . . more
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November 15, 2007 01:53 AM EST --
I speak from a non-academic perspective. I have no intention of delving into the world of academia because a part of me would consider that a step backwards. I have learnt that communication is about . . . more
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November 15, 2007 02:40 AM EST --
I have 3. (n.b. If you have also made up these words it's just a co-incidence)
My kids made this one up......
Fullhanded . Definition: the opposite of empty handed.
Mine are
Tempremenstrual . . . more
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May 22, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
When my son was born, it was a happy occasion, albeit after an extremely difficult childbirth. On paper, it might have seemed not so difficult -- the birth was delivered vaginally, after all -- but my . . . more
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November 07, 2007 08:56 PM EST --
My son has Asperger's syndrome and one of the things he has struggled with for the last few years is gym class. He doesn't have the coordination and is constantly thinking about what the other . . . more
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November 15, 2007 01:13 AM EST --
1. Three tasks that you are good at
2. Three things that you find hard
3. Three qualilties you show well
4. Three things where you fall down...........
Mine are
1. billiards, . . . more
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August 02, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
I frequently read stuff by parents of kids with Asperger's, but haven't seen much from individuals who have lived through it themselves. I'm a 54 year old woman. When I was growing . . . more
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September 13, 2008 07:55 PM EDT --
Many of us first learned about autistic savants through Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of an autistic savant, Raymond, in the movie "Rainman". When the movie came out I already had personal . . . more
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April 20, 2006 09:11 AM EDT --
This is Dr. Hans Asperger. Asperger's syndrome, sometimes called AS, was named after him. He was a psychiatrist in Austria. He identified a type of autism which is now called Asperger's . . . more
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November 04, 2007 02:35 AM EST --
Some people with Asperger's experience sensory overload in the visual; they wear sunglasses alot. Some get it aurally; they wear earplugs. (alot of us have it with touch too) But while these other . . . more
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March 23, 2008 08:23 PM EDT --
This is part three of my journey which began with Psychoanalysis and continued with The Road to Diagnosis .
Last Friday I endured another grueling two-hour appointment on the road to . . . more
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April 29, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
We had issues in our house with depression-No not me my fifteen year old-academically wonderful-socially not so wonderful Aspergers son.
I've only ever grown flowers but have now decided that growing . . . more
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January 22, 2007 03:34 PM EST --
Every person with Asperger's Syndrome, (AS) is a person, not a syndrome or disorder or group of traits of symptoms. All that we are is not defined or explained by the fact that we have Asperger's . . . more
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May 08, 2007 04:34 PM EDT --
Leah Christensen's article about her stepfather, Dave, inspired me to write this article. Leah wrote how her stepfather helped a young boy gain confidence when he was treated rudely. In my comments . . . more
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November 21, 2006 07:44 PM EST --
http://www.neurodiversity.com/stuff.html here is a list of stores that celebrate neurodiversity.
Ever since Autism Speaks came out with the movie short Autism Everyday and funded . . . more
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April 05, 2007 10:27 PM EDT --
I called him last night, just like I do every Wednesday night for our ten-minute conversation. He spoke in jumbled, random thoughts. He was clearly distressed. I tried to coax . . . more
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October 01, 2008 03:58 AM EDT --
Remember a couple weeks ago when I was given a Kick Ass Blogger award from Pauly T. Kal ? Don’t be coy, you remember it. Well, I’ve made a decision on what other blogs to pass the award . . . more
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October 08, 2007 08:31 PM EDT --
First,I must tell you that my son has Asperger's syndrome. When I read this today,I felt like I had been punched in the stomach it hurt me so much to read it. I can only imagine how his family feels. . . . more
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