Asperger’s testing for children now falls under the realm of autism spectrum disorder testing, a multidisciplinary process including a variety of physical and cognitive assessments. As a caregiver, it ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the April/May 2010 issue of On the Minds of Moms. Statistics have been updated to reflect current data. One subject that is on the minds of moms (and ...

DULUTH, Minn. - Have you ever witnessed, say at Target or, more notoriously, at Wal-Mart, a child really having a fit? Not just screaming until the skin around the mouth turns a steely blue color ...

WESTCHESTER, Ill. – The first known attempt to evaluate the sleep patterns of children with Asperper Syndrome (AS), taking into account sleep architecture and the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), ...

In the crowded parenting category, there are two types of books: those that euphemistically recast time-honored childhood behaviors ("He's not being a brat, John. He's being spirited") and practical ...

Asperger's syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder marked by challenges with social interactions and restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. Individuals with autism ...

The publication of a new history of autism called In a Different Key, by John Donvan and Caren Zucker, has reopened an unsettling question about the pioneering Viennese pediatrician Hans Asperger: Was ...

"Hello. I'm a clinical psychologist who has practiced in the Charlotte area since 1994. I primarily provide psychological services to children, adolescents, and their families, but I see an occasional ...