Asperger's Syndrome
I am on the autism spectrum (as are my children). Over the years I've learned a lot about the condition and developed some unique coping strategies. I write about them in my blog - and in other places.
Asperger's and Autism
Asperger's syndrome is a genetic which exists as part of the autistic spectrum. These days, the word has been mostly "dropped" in favour of the more embracing term "autism". I tend to use the words interchangeably at times but the main difference between autism and Asperger's used to be that there was no speech delay in children with Asperger's. It's not a terribly useful distinction because children who grew out of their speech delays could essentially have their diagnosis "upgraded".
Hans Asperger
The word Asperger's also fell from favour in 2018 when the extent of Dr Hans Asperger's Nazi ties was revealed.
At this point, the word Asperger's is still a handy way to refer to a subset of individuals on the autism spectrum with abilities which set them apart. When I hear the word, I think of the individuals who have it rather than the person who documented it. I do however use the words, "Asperger's", autism, spectrum and several other interchangeably.
Asperger's Information on this Site
The diagnostic criteria for Aspergers and autism and some tests that make self diagnosis easier.
Quick Links
Autism and Asperger's syndrome are associated with a wide variety of treatments. On this page I look at a few of the more well-known ones are dispel a few myths.
Ritalin / Concerta, Melatonin and Risperdal
How to find out about medications
Speech, Occupational and other therapies
My Blog, Life-with-Asperger's has been going since October 2007. There's a huge amount of information on there but sometimes it's not so easy to find.
This page includes;
A bit about how the blog started and why I do it
Categorised links to 15+ years of blogging
All Book and Movie reviews on the Site
Here are some of the articles I've written for other sites (most of them are not on the blog).
I've added them here in case the sites they are hosted on become unavailable.
Links to other sites where you can learn more about Asperger's and autism.
These are links to various sources on the web. They don't have anything to do with me but I've found some of them to be useful over the years.
My Other Resources
Free eBook
The Special-Ism Posts (Volumes 1 and 2): Tips for Parenting Kids with Asperger's Syndrome
It's not free on Amazon but I've made it as cheap as I possibly can there;
A site with a list of books and films with an Aspergers/Autism connection that I have reviewed.