Asperger’s testing for children now falls under the realm of autism spectrum disorder testing, a multidisciplinary process including a variety of physical and cognitive assessments. As a caregiver, it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some children with Asperger's Syndrome, a milder form of autism, may go undiagnosed for years. The behaviors can be difficult for families, especially for siblings. One person decided to put his ...

Hans Asperger has been recognized for decades for his groundbreaking studies on child psychiatry and pediatrics. But the physician for whom Asperger's syndrome was named also actively cooperated with ...

At Michelle Winner’s social-skills clinic in San Jose, Calif., business is booming. Every week dozens of youngsters with Asperger syndrome file in and out of therapy sessions while their anxious ...

What’s the rest of the story of Asperger and autism? Last summer, we learned how the autism diagnosis crossed the Atlantic in the late 1930s. The discovery that two Austrian clinicians made their way ...

The ideal treatment for Asperger's is multi-part, says international expert Tony Attwood: Social skills training is a form of group psychotherapy focused on personal interaction: How do you ask ...

otherwise known as - "Asperger's Syndrome", trauma, anger / aggression, parent child relationship issues as well as many other difficulties. If you are feeling overwhelmed with emotions, depression, ...