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AFP

How Does Someone Outgrow Autism?
Huffington Post
A decade ago, at age 20, Mr. Nugent was the featured star in an educational video "Understanding Asperger's," produced by his mother, a psychology professor and expert on the topic. Mr. Nugent had received the diagnosis at age 17, when he exhibited ...
Revised Autism Definition Too Important to Rush Into Print: ViewSan Francisco Chronicle
Row over proposed autism criteriaNews24

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He wants you to know about Asperger's
Woonsocket Call
And he wants others who suffer from Asperger's — the true cause of his childhood woes — to be able to look forward to rewarding lives as well. That's why Brunetti has become a budding advocate for those who suffer from Asperger's and other forms of ...



Mass. comedienne: Jesting about Asperger's helps
Boston.com
She has performed stand-up just once before, and next month will be standing out for a different reason: Mitchell was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in fourth grade. "That's kind of my main schtick," said Mitchell. "I talk about my life around ...

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Community Advocate

Asperger's History of Over-Diagnosis
New York Times
WASHINGTON Asperger syndrome and Aspies — the affectionate name that people diagnosed with Asperger syndrome call themselves — seem to be everywhere. Considered to be at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, Asperger syndrome has become ...
Asperger's Is Over-Diagnosed? Try Getting Your Kid EvaluatedBabble (blog)
Changes to DSM Could Eliminate Asperger's Diagnosis, Create New Autism ...EmpowHer
Hudson SEPAC to host 'Asperger's Syndrome vs. Autism vs. PDD-NOS' workshopCommunity Advocate
Southern New Hampshire University -my.hsj.org -Medill Reports: Chicago
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Reason Online (blog)

I Had Asperger Syndrome. Briefly.
New York Times
Manchester, NH FOR a brief, heady period in the history of autism spectrum diagnosis, in the late '90s, I had Asperger syndrome. There's an educational video from that time, called “Understanding Asperger's,” in which I appear.
Student with Asperger's syndrome speaks against changing definition of autismDaily Sundial
If You Recover From Asperger's, You Never Really Had ItReason Online (blog)
Asperger Syndrome? Nope, Just a Nerdy TeenagerNewser

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'Best Practices': Learning To Live With Asperger's
NPR
Kristen Finch had just given her unsuspecting husband a self-quiz to evaluate for Asperger's syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum. Her own score was 8 out of a possible 200. David's was 155. "It was very cathartic. It was this unbelievable ...

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Daily Mail

Police shoots to death teen with Asperger's
Chicago Tribune
CALUMET CITY, Ill.— Suburban Chicago police on Wednesday shot to death a 15-year-old boy suffering from Asperger's syndrome after he allegedly threatened officers with a knife. Danelene Powell-Watts, the mother of Stephon Watts, said she called police ...
Teen fatally shot by Calumet City police was autisticChicago Sun-Times
Autistic teen killed after threatening copsPolice News
Autistic Teenager Stephon Watts Shot Dead By Illinois PoliceIBTimes.co.uk
WSBT-TV
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Daily Mail

Illinois Police Shoot Teen With Asperger's
Care2.com (blog)
Stephon was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of nine. According to the Chicago Tribune, Calumet City police had been summoned ten times to his family's residence in less than two years, to “subdue” the teenager using tasers.
Family: Boy, 15, shot to death after attacking police had autism disorderChicago Tribune
Stephon Watts, Autistic Teen, Fatally Shot By Police In His Home (VIDEO)Huffington Post
Police shoot, kill autistic boy holding butter knifeCBS 21
nwitimes.com -CBS Local -Daily Mail
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CTV.ca

Proposed changes to autism definition may mean new diagnoses for people with ...
CBS News
Some may be diagnosed with more severe forms of autism, while others have Asperger's syndrome or "pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified." The proposed changes would wipe the latter two disorders from the manual's pages, lumping them ...
Autism Experts Moving Closer to Overhauling Diagnosis Rules After StudiesBloomberg
New Autism Definition Could Exclude ManyABC News (blog)
APA considers new definition for autism, a change that could limit kids ...Washington Post (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) -TVNZ -WebMD (blog)
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TV.com (blog)

Fringe: Save the Best For Astrid
TV.com (blog)
Astrid learned so much about herself from Astrid Asperger's experience with her father on the Other Side, and their cold relationship made her value her own relationship with her father that much more. Cue the teary-eyed embrace.
Fringe Review: Double the Astrid, Double the FunPoptimal.com
FRINGE 4.11 'Making Angels'Crave Online
Fringe: Jasika Nicole Connects Astrid and AlternateDeadbolt
Digital Spy UK -TV Geek Army -TheInsider.com
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