Understanding, Solutions, and Hope
Aspergers and social skills. They seem to go together like oil and water. Like President Obama dancing with Sarah Palin on Dancing With the Stars. They just don’t seem to belong with each other! In fact, Rudy Simone recently wrote a fantastic article, What If Aspergers Were The Norm?, challenging NT people about what it [...]
The focus of this blog is to increase understanding of Asperger’s Syndrome, to provide solutions, and in doing so, increase hope for individuals on the autism spectrum. I recently came across a three part series of articles from author Gavin Bollard, who writes for his blog called Living With Aspergers. I contacted him and got [...]
I’m so grateful to all the gifted teachers and other school personnel who dedicate their lives to making a difference in the lives of children on the autism spectrum. A teacher can spend up to 40 hours a week with children and teenagers on the autism spectrum. Imagine the impact s/he can have! That’s why [...]
Dating and Aspergers is a big topic. Not only does an individual with autism spectrum often wish to connect with others, but as s/he becomes a teenager, young adult, and adult, dating becomes more and more of an interest. Yet, dating inevitably involves social rules, which of course are not spelled out. Therefore, it may [...]
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