Diary, Friends, Heroes, Teenagers, Temple Grandin
- Asperger’s Diary blog on Psychology Today
@LynneSoraya Love your Asperger Diary. Thanks! (@stevesilberman)
[ed note: An Asperger's Diary blog on Psychology Today.]
- Will my child with Asperger’s have a friend? | savannahnow.com
RT @PeterBrownPsy Will my child with Asperger’s have a friend | savannahnowcom #asperge… (@autismtoday)
[ed note: "But they plan to do everything they can - early intervention therapies, special education, an upcoming week-long workshop at Emory Autism Center, evaluations - to make the best of the developmental disorder."]
- Kids Are Heroes – Amanda Lamunyon
RT @KidsAreHeroes: So proud of young Amanda who despite suffering from Asperger’s sells her art for others and educates about autism. (@LoveandWater)
[ed note: "Amanda will be singing and sharing her art at "Performers on the Rise", in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at the University of Oklahoma in April, 2010. This is a charity concert and will benefit the Mya Gonzales Foundation and benefit The Rise Schools Nationally."]
- Spectrum Connection
RT @shannonrosa: When Adults Don’t Know They Have Asperger’s Syndrome: #autism #ASD (@autiemom3boys)
[ed note: "She was torn over whether to recommend her daughter be screened but felt that it was too late and that her daughter would accuse her of meddling. What are the advantages of diagnosing someone with a disability when they’ve made it into adulthood without a diagnosis? Should I encourage them to be screened or can the diagnosis harm them?"]
- Teenagers and Asperger’s Syndrome
RT @autismbuttons: Teenagers and Asperger’s Syndrome (@graca004)
[ed note: "In adolescence, communication becomes complicated, as teenagers invent words, signs, and body language to discreetly talk with a friend. For a child with Asperger's who has been struggling just to understand common social cues, this change can be frustrating and incredibly difficult to understand."]
- Speaking Up For The Kids: This is Just a
RT @flourishingkids: Please share your experiences of IEP’s with Asperger’s and other students with this teacher. (@susiestuff)
[ed note: "All of the detailed information and accounts of emotional breakdowns and social-emotional challenges were somehow omitted from the psychological report."]
- Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds | Video on TED.com
RT @junecohen: “Who do you think made the first stone spear? It was an Asperger’s guy.” – Temple Grandin #TED (@zeruch)
[ed note: It is always great to watch Temple Grandin speak. This is certainly no exception.]
- What’s Alan Watching?: How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger’s syndrome: Sepinwall on TV
RT @sepinwall: RT column link from earlier: How TV shows try (or choose not) to depict Asperger’s syndrome: Sepinwall on TV (@NanGH)
[ed note: Very short post pointing to Sepinwall's article about Asperger's like characters on TV.]
- Asperger Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – LoveToKnow Autism
RT @LifeCoachFeed: Asperger Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – LoveToKnow … (@AspieAware)
[ed note: A comparison of symptoms about each of these conditions. "It's especially challenging for families in which one or more members experience Asperger syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder together. One way to deal with these challenges while also providing the best care and support for the patient is to seek family or individual counseling. Support groups, online communities, or professional therapies are also effective ways to learn appropriate coping strategies."]
- Autistic thinking, autism thought process, autism visual aids, autism thinking
RT @Brighttots: The average autistic child thinks in pictures. (@trishg72)
[ed note: "It is through the impression of their visual thoughts that they can either identify with a situation and words, or not comprehend. When giving instructions to a child with autism, one should avoid long sentences of verbal information. Supporting oral commands with visual cues and symbols will help the child to better grasp the request." I personally don't know the statistics about visual vs auditory vs kinesthetic thought patterns in the total population and in the ASD population. It is useful to get clear about these different thinking patterns and use them in our communication with others.]
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