What is this Asperger's Syndrome, anyway? After many years of knowing that I was different, I finally learned why when I read Wired magazine's "The Geek Syndrome," which described an autism spectrum ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the April/May 2010 issue of On the Minds of Moms. Statistics have been updated to reflect current data. One subject that is on the minds of moms (and ...

A memorial to Asperger syndrome by Andrew I. Lerner. This autism profile was first described in a 1944 paper by Hans Asperger. The APA has shown Asperger’s the door, as promised — or as threatened, ...

Asperger's syndrome is really just a form of autism and does not merit a separate diagnosis, according to a panel of researchers assembled by the American Psychiatric Association. Even though many ...

What distinguishes Asperger’s Disorder from classic autism are its less severe symptoms and the absence of language delays. Children with autism are frequently viewed as aloof and uninterested in ...

For 25 years, I thought my husband was blurting out inappropriate things too often in conversations. He was somewhat like his mother, who once said to me, “You look like you are going to cry,” as I ...

Idil Ahmed said, “Real growth is when you start checking and correcting yourself.” For me, that growth came from 4-H. My journey began when I was nine when my mom pushed me to join 4-H. In the ...

Through story and song, actor/musician Jeremy Ebenstein shares an inside look at the humorous, inspiring, yet often heartbreaking story of living a life with Asperger's Syndrome. With eight original ...