Tag: aspergers
group name: autismfamilies
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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August 06, 2006 09:05 PM EDT --
Hi Bonnie and Group,
I see this is a new group... it is a great idea I have been on others and if I may I will invite some mom's and dad's from them to join this as well as gather.com in . . .
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May 18, 2008 04:49 PM EDT --
our family is experiencing a difficult situation. and i'm not sure what to do about it. i have aspergers.
my grandson has been diagnosed with aspergers for several years. he is . . .
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September 30, 2007 06:06 AM EDT --
Dear Aspies and Spectrum families,
I just read the most wonderful article in the New Yorker. It was a music critic's account of growing up with, and eventually being diagnosed with, . . .
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January 05, 2007 11:20 PM EST --
I am a single mom of a son with PDD-NOS-for those that don't know what that is, it is Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Or High functioning Autisim! Some things to help know if it time to get your . . .
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December 17, 2006 11:10 PM EST --
i'm wondering if the dsm actually says that asperger people lack empathy. this is not the first time i've heard the comment.
i have also heard this term apply to sociopaths. and i . . .
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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 . . .
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June 01, 2007 06:36 PM EDT --
I have Higher-Functioning Autism, Bipolar Disorder, and ADHD. Some of you may have children with similar issues such as me, so I'll list some of my difficulties within my whole life span from age 3 . . .
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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. . . .
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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 . . .
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August 20, 2007 03:10 PM EDT --
How do you know about it? You have a grand child, niece or know someone with Autism? Saw a movie about an Autistic person? Or.. you need to learn more? :)
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December 17, 2006 10:12 PM EST --
French scientists have identified genetic mutations in a small number of children with autism which could provide insight into the biological basis of the disorder.
They sequenced a gene called SHANK3 . . .
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March 05, 2009 02:50 AM EST --
Hi fellow Autism Victims!
Sorry if "victims" sounds rude, but I'm pretty fed up right now and truly feeling like a victim of a condition I don't . . .
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August 18, 2006 10:48 PM EDT --
Here is a question to ponder. Do you prefer reading a book by another parent, an adult on the spectrum or a professional working in the field?
Suppose you could only get one book - would it be from . . .
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September 03, 2006 02:47 PM EDT --
Where do parents, therapists and teachers within the autism community get their news and updates on the goings on for organizations, personal stories published in newspapers, gain insight into various . . .
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August 17, 2006 06:49 PM EDT --
For those with a nonverbal child or adult there are options available to use picture cards, make schedules and assistive technology.
Here are some articles with samples and resources included that I wrote . . .
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November 23, 2006 11:35 PM EST --
When my 7-yr-old daughter Elise was diagnosed last year with ADHD and Asperger's, I started reading all I could about autism and its "spectrum" of disorders. The first thing I learned . . .
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January 28, 2007 08:05 PM EST --
Years before I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, I was in a battlefield whenever I was in a social situation that turned into an argument. From my point of . . .
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