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Direct linkGould, Judith – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
It is only in recent years that research has begun to focus on gender differences in males and females on the autism spectrum. There is now an increasing awareness that we are missing women and girls on the autism spectrum and the assumption has been that there are more males with autism or Asperger syndrome. The questions needing to be asked are…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Females, Gender Differences
Koegel, Robert L. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2007
Until recently, and even in many current research circles, social behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (including those with high functioning autism or Asperger disorder) was considered to be unmodifiable. Mundy, Henderson, Inge, and Coman and McGee and Daly shed new light on this concept of intractability, suggesting that…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Social Development, Communication Skills, Asperger Syndrome
MacLeod, Andrea; Green, Sue – Studies in Higher Education, 2009
This article reflects on the experience of one UK higher education institution in its efforts to develop more effective support mechanisms for the growing numbers of students with Asperger syndrome and autism, in collaboration with a specialist support organisation. Case studies are used to illustrate the complex needs of this group of students.…
Descriptors: Disability Discrimination, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Case Studies
Stoller, K. Paul – Exceptional Parent, 2006
This article is a synopsis of a presentation offered by the author at the recent United States Autism and Asperger Association Conference in Park City, Utah. During the USAAA conference, the author voices his concerns over the current autism epidemic. He opines that the failure of the medical profession and many governmental and other public…
Descriptors: Autism, Immunization Programs, Hazardous Materials, Disease Incidence
Download full textGrandin, Temple – Educational Horizons, 2006
The author is an associate professor of animal studies at Colorado State University, but experienced learning difficulties in high school due to her place on the autism-Asperger's spectrum. She had uneven skills, and while algebra was impossible, she did well in courses in which she could use her visual-thinking and associative-thinking skills.…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Word Problems (Mathematics), Thinking Skills, Autism
Peer reviewedLevy, Stine M. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article discusses the consequences of labeling individuals with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. It describes three ways people respond to a diagnosis: with energy and improved confidence, with a retreat into the disability and withdrawal from relationships, and with resentment for being singled out. (Contains three references.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Children
Chown, Nicholas; Baker-Rogers, Joanna; Leatherland, Julia; Murphy, Shona; Williams, Claire Evans – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This letter to the editor responds to an article by Nicola Brandaro and Biza Stenfert Kroese (2018) entitled "Can adults with Asperger's syndrome learn about positive attachment behaviors between parents and young babies through the use of a skill-training DVD." One of the authors of this letter is an autistic parent who has successfully…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Attachment Behavior, Intellectual Disability, Autism
MacLeod, Andrea; Johnston, Paula – British Journal of Special Education, 2007
In this article, Andrea MacLeod, lecturer in autism studies at the University of Birmingham, and Paula Johnston, a woman with Asperger syndrome who now focuses on writing and speaking about her condition, consider the function of specialist group interventions for individuals with Asperger syndrome. These authors report on one model--a discussion…
Descriptors: Therapy, Young Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Psychology
Marcum, Keith – Exceptional Parent, 2009
Although neurological anomalies seem to be on the rise, this author wonders if the disorder known as autism is truly a genuine epidemic. Marcum explains why a better way of labelling might be more helpful. He contends that autism is not a "disease," but rather a syndrome--a collection of symptoms. To label all brain disorders or developmental…
Descriptors: Autism, Parents, Brain, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Peer reviewedBrownell, Mary T.; Walther-Thomas, Chriss – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2001
This interview with an individual with Asperger Syndrome (AS) discusses the characteristics of autism, how AS differs from autism, and common characteristics of AS. His experiences in school are described and recommendations are made for teachers who work with students with AS and for parents of children with AS. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Children
Peer reviewedFilipek, Pauline A.; Accardo, Pasquale J.; Baranek, Grace T.; Cook, Edwin H., Jr.; Dawson, Geraldine; Gordon, Barry; Gravel, Judith S.; Johnson, Chris P.; Kallen, Ronald J.; Levy, Susan E.; Minshew, Nancy J.; Prizant, Barry M.; Rapin, Isabelle; Rogers, Sally J.; Stone, Wendy L.; Teplin, Stuart; Tuchman, Roberto F.; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1999
This paper presents detailed recommendations for diagnosis of autism established by a multidisciplinary panel of the Child Neurology Society and the American Academy of Neurology. The paper offers dual-level (general development and specific symptoms) guidelines for diagnosis of autistic disorder, Asperger disorder, childhood disintegrative…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedGoodman, Robert – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
Consideration of underlying neurological and psychological deficits suggests that the autistic syndrome results from the coexistence of at least two distinct constellations of functional impairments: deficits in mechanical language skills, as in the developmental dysphasias; and deficits in social relatedness, play, and nonverbal communication, as…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Etiology, Handicap Identification
Peer reviewedDonnelly, Julie; Bovee, Jean-Paul – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2003
This is a account of the play behaviors of an individual who has autism as remembered by himself and his mother. He recalls that what was fun for him was not the same as play activities of typical children. His mother comments on how this made her son increasingly different. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedTantam, Digby – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2000
Discussion of psychological disorder in adolescents and adults with Asperger syndrome suggests that these individuals commonly develop a psychological disorder secondary to Asperger syndrome including affective disorders, anxiety-related disorders, and conduct disorders. Treatment usually involves a combination of psychoeducation, social change,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Anxiety, Asperger Syndrome
Peer reviewedCarrington, Terri – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A mother of an adult son with Asperger disorder discusses his adoption, the symptoms of his disability, social problems that he encountered in school, and his placement in a psychiatric hospital. His misdiagnosis with reactive attachment disorder and the long journey to a correct diagnosis of Asperger disorder are recounted. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adopted Children, Asperger Syndrome, Behavior Disorders
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