The terminology related to autism can be confusing. Hans Asperger, an Austrian psychiatrist and paediatrician, first identified a subset of children of average intelligence or above who otherwise ...

In my previous post I looked at the arguments against retaining the Asperger Syndrome label, which will be dropped from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition, to be published in May. I ...

If you’ve spent time around someone on the autism spectrum, you’ve probably learned the basics: use people-first language, be empathetic, hold space. Understanding where these guidelines come from, ...

Esther came across a crumpled up-paper on the floor of the den. Curious, she straightened it out. It was a poem, in her daughter Shana’s handwriting. “If You But Dared,” the title read. Tears of ...

Think you know someone with Asperger's? Odds are you do, or you have in your past. Best estimates are that roughly one out of every 250 people suffers from Asperger's. Most adults with Asperger's have ...

As director of services at Y’s Owl Maclure Co-operative Centre, Ford’s role is to work with people with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. She said her agency is invited in to government ...

MARIEMONT, Ohio (WKRC) -The 14-year-old Mariemont student's arrest report showed that he has Asperger's syndrome.Psychologists say it's a form of autism. Asperger's has been a way of describing ...

Autistic spectrum disorders are present from birth or very early in development and affect essential human behaviors such as social interaction, the ability to communicate ideas and feelings, ...