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Dr. Tony Attwood on Asperger's

Whether you’re a curious parent or a seasoned professional, Dr Tony Attwood’s personable approach to the Asperger’s way of thinking is very enlightening when he gives workshops. He describes numerous…
Judging a Book by its Cover

People look at Aspie teen and judge him by A)his age and B)his height. Aspie teen is tall for age so he's immediately judged to be older than he actually is. Strike one.
Medication makes everyone's life easier

A friend of mine mad an interesting point: Why should people wanted to be medicated for who we are, including if we have difficulty picking up on social cues and others' feelings? Her point seems to be: Why should we…
Fitting In

I went to a bible study at my church that my church mentor, M, recommended to me. It's specifically for women in their 20s. She put me in contact with the woman who runs it, and the woman hooked me up with the book…
TV Series - Parenthood

I wrote about the show Parenthood, when it first came on. Now, several shows into this new series, and I am still watching it. Adam (Peter Krause, "Six Feet Under"), the oldest Braverman sibling, and his wife Kristin…
We Are Beautiful

If you recall recently, there was a post on Autisable that caused quite a stir amongst the Xanga community both in and out of the people who have Autism. It was deeply disheartening to read, as it painted the site and…
Stress, tantrums and breakdowns.

Stress is a funny thing. It has the nasty habit of sneaking up on you. You think you can handle it, manage it, control it. But then, seemingly out of nowhere -- BAM! -- you realize all to late that you've gone ov…
Her Name is Susie

Hi. My name is Susie and I'm NOT autistic. But my younger brother is. His name was Davey, age 5, when he used to live "at home". Now he's 50 and named David and lives "in a home". In our family photo album there are…
Asperger's = Atheist?

Back in the fall of 2008 I spoke at the MIT Brain Science Center in Boston. One of the people at that talk was Catherine Caldwell Harris, a psychology professor at BU. She asked an interesting question: Why do you…
How far we've come on the Yasko protocol

I was filing some papers yesterday and came across some comments from “Mike’s” teachers in the middle of ninth grade. That was a bit more than two years ago. At the time, he was on supplements from th…