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James Durbin on American Idol: The Tale of Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole

Courtesy of: newgre.org Know what  you get when you try to fit a square peg in a round hole? James Durbin. Or any person with Asperger’s really. I could lecture, ahem, inform you on all of the ways...

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Explaining AS to Parents of Second-Graders in 500 Words or Less: How’d I Do?

I am working on a letter to the parents of one of my client’s classmates. “Joe” is a second-grader at a local parochial school. In one page, I have to accomplish the unthinkable — educate and teach...

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If You Had 3 Minutes to Explain Autism, What Would You Say?

Lately, I have been confronted with the challenge of perception. How I perceive situations, people, and challenges, and how others — if they were in my shoes — might perceive that same situation....

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Words with Friends…and Asperger’s Disorder

We are two weeks plus into the school year and the honeymoon phase is about over for most of my clients. They’ve made the transition, mostly without incident but not without anxiety and struggle, until...

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How Do We Put the Spotlight on ASD?

How do you teach someone about something that they don’t know about? If you are considering moving on to a different post or different page because of the lack of clarity of that statement, be warned...

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Asperger’s Isn’t….

The “joke” that the radio deejays portrayed it as today The “disease” that some parents don’t want their kids to “catch” Ass-burgers, Asp-burgers, AUH-spbergers A crutch, an excuse, an “out” Cure-able,...

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Asperger’s: The Original Auto-Correct (That’s More Accurate than the iPhone)

You know how your iPhone has an auto-correct button, and sometimes it works and sometimes it fails miserably? (Mind you, I don’t really know this. I have a very unsophisticated mobile.) Well, oddly,...

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Not So Fast: I’d Like to Keep Asperger’s

I have fallen off the face of the blogging Earth for the last I don’t even know how long. I’ve had messages about my health and vitality, as though my silence has suggested that I have disconnected...

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An Obit: Asperger’s Disorder (1994-2013)

An Obit: Asperger’s Disorder (1994-2013) Asperger’s Disorder, a lovable, socially awkward and at times misunderstood part of the autism spectrum, died in May 2013 due to complications related to the...

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Parenting an Aspie: A Cerebral Task

What if I were to tell you that parenting a child with Asperger’s Disorder is (as not-so-simple as) having an argument without emotion? Perspective and patience, neither of which are plentiful for...

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Why the Autism Community Needs an Ice Bucket Challenge

Every weeknight on my way home, I drive past a blue porch light. As you’re most likely aware, that blue light is a symbol of autism awareness. Mission accomplished: I’m aware. Then, I pull into my...

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Aspie Fashion

Originally posted on Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case: I’m willing to bet a lot of Aspies and people on the Spectrum will agree with me. Or maybe not.  Diva, Fashionista, Spectrumicalista! Do...

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Who Teaches NTs about #Autism? C.H.A.S.E.

The news? Autism Speaks? A random website? A friend of a friend? C.H.A.S.E. can. Community Help for Autism Spectrum Everywhere (C.H.A.S.E.) is a non-profit, grassroots organization founded by parents...

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