Famous People Who Have or Had Asperger's Syndrome
A list of famous people who either have or had Aspergers Syndrome during their life (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: Famous Disabled Source Type: news
Gary Numan: I don’t see my Asperger’s as a disability - it’s an advantage
SYNTH-POP superstar Gary Numan believes the alien-like character he adopts on stage to belt out his best-known hits such as Are “Friends” Electric? and Cars is much more than just a stage persona. Rather, it is representative of the Asperger syndrome he has lived with all his life. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Asperger's syndrome
When an old colleague returns to work. Maura's Asperger's syndrome means she doesn't hold back her thoughts about her friend's new hair style. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Art saved my life'
Patrick Samuel has Asperger's syndrome. He uses art to deal with depression and self-injurious behaviour. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Asperger artist: Patrick Samuel says art saved his life
Patrick Samuel has Asperger's syndrome. He uses art to deal with depression and self-injurious behaviour. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
$5.4M donation: Penn plans to use it on Asperger syndrome research
The funds will support one of the first large-scale genetic studies to recruit individuals with Asperger syndrome and their family members. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 2, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
Penn receives $5.4 million gift to create program for Asperger's syndrome research
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is establishing the Asperger's Syndrome Program of Excellence (ASPE) with a $5.4 million gift from an anonymous donor. ASPE aims to significantly improve understanding of the genetic causes of Asperger syndrome in order to energize the international research and clinical community. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
As An Eating Disorder Therapist, I’m Concerned About Netflix’s ‘To The Bone’
The trailer of Netflix’s upcoming movie, ‘To The Bone,’ opens with a plate of food and a young, frail, girl tallying up the calorie counts of each item. Her friend laughs and says, “it’s like you have calorie Asperger’s.”
The movie, which was written and directed by Marti Noxon and stars Lilly Collins and Keanu Reeves depicts a young girl’s battle with anorexia. It has already been met with a lot of controversy, especially within the eating disorder recovery and treatment community.
I think that the creation of this film was well-intentioned. The director and lead actress bot...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors Weren't Listening To Somali Immigrants' Autism Concerns. Then Anti-Vaxxers Did.
Deeqa Hussein can’t put her finger on exactly how or when the vaccination disconnect happened in her community.
For years, the large number of Somali immigrant parents in the Twin Cities area vaccinated their children at rates as high as 92 percent ― outpacing virtually every other ethnic group. And then, Hussein said, many parents just stopped.
“I felt like there was a lot fear and anxiety surrounding the MMR vaccine,” said Hussein, a special-education teacher with the Minneapolis Public Schools who also serves as the vice president of the local Somali Parents Autism Network and has two sons with...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When A Child's Autism Diagnosis Leads To Answers For Mom
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why You Cannot See My Daughter's Autism
On our fifth and final day of a cross-country move from Maine to Minnesota, my husband, father-in-law, daughter and I walked into a bustling truck stop Denny’s. We were hungry, tired and sore, but my daughter, little trooper that she is, was sitting quietly beside me, already lost in her iPad.
When the waitress approached, we ordered coffee and then I placed an order for my daughter: scrambled eggs, bacon and hot chocolate that needs to actually be lukewarm and also, for the love of God, without whipped cream, please-and-thank-you.
The waitress looked at me, raised an eyebrow, and then looked at my daughter.
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 20, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why You Cannot See My Daughter's Autism
On our fifth and final day of a cross-country move from Maine to Minnesota, my husband, father-in-law, daughter and I walked into a bustling truck stop Denny’s. We were hungry, tired and sore, but my daughter, little trooper that she is, was sitting quietly beside me, already lost in her iPad.
When the waitress approached, we ordered coffee and then I placed an order for my daughter: scrambled eggs, bacon and hot chocolate that needs to actually be lukewarm and also, for the love of God, without whipped cream, please-and-thank-you.
The waitress looked at me, raised an eyebrow, and then looked at my daughter.
&ld...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspergers Syndrome Signs and Symptoms
Asperger's Syndrome Signs and Symptoms (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - April 19, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Case report: matricide by a 17-year old boy with Asperger's syndrome - Lazaratou H, Giannopoulou I, Anomitri C, Douzenis A.
This case study presents a 17-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome (AS) who was charged with matricide. The adolescent had neither prior history of aggression and violent behavior nor an established history of co-morbid disorder. The case illustrates chal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
PBS Kids Marks Autism Awareness Month With Characters On The Spectrum
April marks Autism Awareness Month, and PBS Kids is doing its part to raise awareness by showing episodes featuring characters on the spectrum.
Beginning with a Muppet’s TV debut on Monday, PBS Kids will air episodes of “Sesame Street,” “Dinosaur Train” and “Arthur” that help kids learn about autism.
Julia, a Muppet on “Sesame Street” with autism, kicked off the week in a new episode in which Big Bird meets Julia and learns about the disorder. In a video of the episode posted on YouTube, Abby Cadabby gives a simple yet important explanation about what it means to h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
