The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. --Albert Einstein
Dear Website Reader,
I am in the midst of one of the most important "research projects" of my life. It started several weeks ago when I spoke to a very lovely lady named Deena Gasner. She has been diagnosed, as an adult, with Asperger Syndrome.
Since that chance conversation with her, I have been doing more research about Asperger's Syndrome and how it is diagnosed. I am also discovering that A.S. "presents" itself much differently in girls than in boys. While boys tend to demostrate aggressiveness in their social interactions, girls tend to withdraw from social interactions. I have read many, many websites including :
FAAAS, Inc. - Families of Adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
ASPEN - Asperger Syndrome Education Network
I have also been "burning up" my new library card, reading the following books from cover to cover:
Asperger Syndrome, By Dr. Tony Attwood
Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents, By Dr. Tony Attwood
Pretending to Be Normal, By Liane Willey
ASPIE.COM is a new website that has been launched by Liane Willey - very informative!
Shadow Syndromes, By John Ratey and Catherine Johnson
Other awesome links about AS include:
Asperger Syndrome Education Network of America, Inc. (ASPEN)
Center for the Study of Autism
Excerpts from Dr. Grandin's book: Thinking In Pictures- And Other Reports from My Life With Autism
Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome
Floyd Tilton's Article: Adults with Aspergers
Links to many on-line resources
New Jersey Regional Chapter of ASPEN
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS)
On-The-Same-Page. Provides valuable U.S. and foreign links
Ooops...Wrong Planet! Syndrome
Resources of the largest publisher of books on autism in the world
Scientific links by a medical professional
Spectrum, an online community of parents, caregivers, and people with autism in their lives
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. - Helen Keller
I hope that by visiting some of these websites, you too, will find Asperger Syndrome to be as fascinating a subject as I have found.
Sincerely,
Updated 9/01/01
Janet
