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The Archive



THE ARCHIVE


Many of the pages that you may have seen on the front page of this website have not been deleted - they have just been moved to this page so that the front page has a new fresher look to it. And even if it isn't here, you can bring the page up by typing the relevent words in the search box at the bottom of the first page. Serious or funny - it's covered here!

Here are most of the old pages:

THE BROADCASTING ARCHIVE – Programmes about Autism or Asperger Syndrome that were on television many years ago.

DO SCHOOLS CATER PROPERLY FOR PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME? - If you are a parent of a child with Asperger Syndrome, what kind of school would your child benefit from? Would you put him in a normal school or in a special school? Plus, an insight into what my schooldays were like, in the years before I was diagnosed.

AUTISTIC BOY SAVES FATHER'S LIFE - Five year old Rory McKinnell from Coventry manages to save his father from death by telephoning 999 for an ambulance - and he's autistic! (That's Rory, not his father!) What a great early Father's Day present!

WATCH THIS BBC NEWS REPORT ABOUT PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME. - Another external link, courtesy of BBC News Online. Lasts 15 minutes - and may take even longer to set up!


THE TELEVISION CRITIC – A review of recent programmes that have dealt with the sunject of Asperger Syndrome in the past. Firstly it was Holby City, then First Sight and now Grange Hill. Are they all really Asperger mad down at BBC Elstree?

1984: LIFE BEFORE ASPERGER SYNDROME – An actual report. Could I have had Asperger Syndrome as early as 1984? Judge for yourself.

NoRSACA'S 30TH BIRTHDAY PARTY - We've waited four years and it's finally here on the Internet! How a regional autistic society celebrated 30 years of existence back in 1998.

ASPERGER DIAGNOSIS CASEBOOK - An investigation into why Mr Bean should be diagnosed. If you like satire, then look here.

A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN ASPERGER SYNDROME... - A look at politics - and a look at Angela Browning MP, who has a son with Asperger Syndrome.

THE ASPERGER SYNDROME YEAR 2001 - Although 2001 will be the year that will sadly be remembered for the World Trade Center attack and the Foot-and-Mouth outbreak (UK only), but it will also be remembered as the year that Grange Hill got its first pupil to be diagnosed and also the year that a 12 year old Irish boy who has also been diagnosed writes a book about his experiences - and they sell like hot cakes! Read it all on this page!

AUTISM AND ASPERGER SYNDROME BEGINS AT FORTY - 1962 was the year of TW3, Telstar and Frank Ifield. It was also the year of something else...

IT’S GOOD TO TALK… - Talking can solve a lot of problems. Perhaps it's how the Samaritans make people less suicidal when they contact them.

YOU HAVE BUCKLEY'S CHANCE OF GETTING DIAGNOSED - Australians reading this would probably say that this would mean you would no chance of getting diagnosed, but think again. For one British schoolboy treading the boards who is called Buckley - kids may have a chance of diagnosis after all.

TRAINSPOTTERS? - You may think that a centre-left broadsheet like the Grauniad would be sensitive towards autistic people. Think again. Here in a Notes and Queries page the question “what is wrong with being a trainspotter?” was asked. The newspaper irresponsibly allowed someone to be offensive to the autistic community by calling them “nerds”. I’ll never read that newspaper again!

THE ASPERGER SYNDROME YEAR 2002 - Two royal deaths, a Golden Jubilee, and also the Year of Autism, 40 Years of the National Autistic Society and much more.

FREAKS, GEEKS AND STREAKS OF PEAKS - A look at Luke Jackson's book on Asperger Syndrome, who has been diagnosed at a young age. However, is the use of the word "freak" in the title justified?

THE ASPERGER SYNDROME YEAR 2003 - Our third look back at the year's news stories regarding Asperger Syndrome or autism, including Luke Jackson's excellent programme on BBC 2. Thanks to looking through Autismconnect, the BBC News Online website and many newspaper websites, this provides the best news stories of the year.

THE ASPERGER SYNDROME NEWS REVIEW 2004 - A look back at some of the major Asperger Syndrome and autism news stories over the last twelve months.

THE ASPERGER SYNDROME NEWS REVIEW 2005 - A look back at the news stories across the autism and Asperger Syndrome world in 2005.