Asperger Syndrome in a Sound Byte
by Nomi
What is Asperger syndrome? Can you define it in 10 words or fewer? Can you explain it 3 seconds?
November 2, 2010
Posted in: Life, Uncategorized
Tags: AS, Aspblogopshere, Asperger's, Define, Definition, disorder, identity, irritation, life, mental, people, Sound Byte
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Do Women With AS Have a “Male Disorder”?
by Nomi
Where are all the girls, the women, with Asperger’s? Are there truly fewer of us than there are boys and men? And what does it mean to be a female living one’s entire life with a “male disorder”? What is the nature of autism in a female body and brain?
September 7, 2010
Posted in: AS Community & Culture, AS Information & Support, Life
Tags: AS, AS Community & Culture, Asperger's, autism, disorder, female, gender, girls, identity, male, Simon Baron-Cohen, women
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Autism: Difference or Disorder?
by Nomi
A person with some characteristics of autism may be loyal, honest, trustworthy, hard-working, focused and thorough. However, give the same person “too much” autism, and he or she becomes so severely impaired as to render these positive features unhelpful. It is the impairment-to-benefit ratio, I think, that determines whether autism is a gift, a difference, or a disorder.
August 3, 2010
Posted in: AS Community & Culture
Tags: Asperger's, autism, benefit, Diagnosis, difference, disease, disorder
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