Gregory had been attending a therapeutic social skills group for boys his age at a nearby mental health center for about 6 months. I knew that this center also serviced adults on the spectrum, so I opted to interview the director of the Adult Aspergers Services Group (who also happened to ...
Seek support.Consider joining a support group. One online option is Aspergers and Other Half, a support group for women whose partners have Asperger’s. Asperger Syndrome: Partners & Family of Adults With ASDis another community for men and women who love an adult with Asperger’s. ...
Self Tests 3 min Goal-Setting Test Can you set goals effectively? Autism 5 Min Read Making Sense of the Past as a Late-Diagnosed Autistic Adult When some adults receive an autism diagnosis, it helps them understand their childhood. Autism 4 Min Read What Is the "S...
Puppies are hard work. With someone who has autism in your life, the last thing that you need is more work. Adopting an adult dog is especially suitable for this kind of situation. An older dog will be potty trained, calm and more dependable. Mixed breed dogs are advantageous in that th...
The changes to DSM5 do reflect the current belief that autism, Asperger’s and PDD NOS are all points on a curve, and a therapist cannot distinguish one from the other in an adult. However, eliminating the individual codes for DSM5 is likely to prove hasty and ill-advised. Right now...
The fixations that made me a disabled child make me a highly focused adult. My friends who “bounced off the walls” as children can now “juggle a hundred balls” in a fast-moving workplace. Facing injustice The medical profession did us a huge service by developing certain therapies that...
John Elder Robison is an autistic adult and advocate for people with neurological differences. He's the NY Times bestselling author of Look Me in the Eye, Be Different, Raising Cubby, and Switched On. He serves on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee of the US Dept of Healt...