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Usually, I write about children or adolescents on the autism spectrum. However, I've been getting quite a number of emails lately from adults wondering if they have Asperger's Syndrome or not, so I ...

One of the pitfalls of attending medical school is the distressing propensity to self-diagnose the very illness discussed during that day's clinic. At no point in a young doctor's training is this ...

Esther came across a crumpled up-paper on the floor of the den. Curious, she straightened it out. It was a poem, in her daughter Shana’s handwriting. “If You But Dared,” the title read. Tears of ...

A touching poem by a child with Asperger's syndrome has gone viral on social media. The National Autism Association shared a poem written by 10-year-old Benjamin on its Facebook page. "He was given ...

It's criminal that people haven't seen this rom com.