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Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
by lukeslytalker
& 1 other
Asperger syndrome (also Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's disorder, Asperger's, AS, or AD) is one of several autism spectrum disorders (ASD) characterized by difficulties in social interaction and by restricted and stereotyped interests and activities.
Understanding Autism Autistic Spectrum Disorder
by jasbook1
& 13 others
(via)
Understand autism, how to work with it, and what the symptoms of it are.
2006
The Geek Syndrome
by ainos
Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame?
By Steve Silberman (2001)
Slashdot | TV Really Might Cause Autism
by mbertier
(via)
The researchers studied autism incidence in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington state. They found that as cable television became common in California and Pennsylvania beginning around 1980, childhood autism rose more in the counties that had cable than in the counties that did not. They further found that in all the Western states, the more time toddlers spent in front of the television, the more likely they were to exhibit symptoms of autism disorders.
Fragile X Syndrome and Autism
by Sueblimely
How do the Behaviors Seen in Persons with Fragile X Relate to Those Seen in Autism?
New study links mercury to autism
by jasontromm
A new study shows a direct relationship between mercury in children's vaccines and autism, contradicting government claims there is no proven relationship between the two.
Published in the March 10 issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, the data show since mercury was removed from childhood vaccines, the increase in reported rates of autism and other neurological disorders in children not only stopped, but actually dropped sharply – by as much as 35 percent.
Newsweek Interactive: The Autism Quotient
by wyliej
While some people clearly suffer from extreme cases, millions suffer only from minor cases of autism. The history of mathematics and physics is populated by borderline autistics. Answer 50 questions about yourself on a web page, and a simple program spits
2005
Simon Baron-Cohen: Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behaviour by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
by mikepower
This magisterial book on animal behaviour is unique and, for me, is gripping reading. It is written by Temple Grandin, perhaps the best-known woman with autism on the planet.
Susan Senator: Making Peace with Autism
by bader
(via)
A book about autism by Susan Senator (also know as Ned's Batchelder wife), writer activist and mother of an autistic children
