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Joshua Littman Storycorps Interview

Autistic 12-year-Old Interviews His Mom12-year-old Joshua Littman interviewed his mother for Storycorps, and the resulting piece became Storycorps' first animated feature. Joshua Littman has Asperger's Syndrome, and his "lack of a social gene" actually makes him a killer...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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'Assburger's Syndrome' Tops Google Trends after 'Parenthood'

Asperger's Syndrome on Parenthood sparks searches for "Assburgers Sydnrome"Television viewers flocked to their search engines after last night's episode of Parenthood, which dealt with Asperger's Syndrome (often mistakenly called "Asperger's Disease"). However, millions of...

opinion by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago
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Challenging Popular Myths About Autism

i could say a lot about the popular myths about autism, but i happily don't need to: someone already wrote an absolutely fantastic article. RACHEL COHEN-ROTTENBERG wrote such an accessible, accurate, direct and personally touching article on the topic, i thought it...

created by dysamoria | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Screenshot from "Sex, Lies and Asperger"

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Sex, Lies, and Asperger [Syndrome]

In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a native of Bensalem, PA, was jailed on charges of soliciting sex from a thirteen year old.In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a young man with Aspergers, was entrapped by police, locked in a cell for four...

created by dysamoria | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Panel trains first-responders in autism encounters

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Pop Media Continues Autism Disinformation Crusade

A friend with Asperger's Syndrome recently shared the following with me: "Quiz Topic: Autism" Dr. Joyce Brothers http://www.arcamax.com/drjoycebrothers/s-325609-510188 It is a "Quiz" on autism, offered by...

created by dysamoria | 4 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Professional Ignorance - Doctors Refuse Belief in AS

In my travels around the so-called professional world, i have encountered a staggering amount of ignorance. Most shocking is how much of it is willful. Like the classic cliche of the ostrich sticking its head in the sand to hide from what it does not want to deal with, there...

created by dysamoria | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Response to “Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism,” Scientific American, No...

Response to “Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism” Scientific American, November 2006 - originally posted on my blog on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 Notes: The magazine issue cover art is actually quite poetic. ...

created by dysamoria | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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