Musings and What-not

It appears that more and more adults are being diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome these days. Although, there are several organizations geared towards children on the spectrum, finding help can prove to be quite challenging for a newly diagnosed adult on the spectrum. So, where is one to go? The following is a short list of sites that offer resources, education, and support. Aspergers Association of New England offers information on adult diagnosis , assistance , and intervention . Amazon.com offers a slew of titles to help you further educate yourself. Amazon.com forum for Aspie adults.. Aspires (Aspergers Syndrome Partners & Individuals Resources, Encouragement & Support) Great blog with helpful information on living with AS. Interesting articles by a woman diagnosed with AS at age 40. AutismHelp.org offers helpful information for adult life with AS. Book on cognitive-behavioral therapy information for adults with AS. The National Autist...

DES MOINES, Iowa – After failing to finish a reading assignment, 8-year-old Isabel Loeffler was sent to the school's time-out room — a converted storage area under a staircase — where she was left alone for three hours. The autistic Iowa girl wet herself before she was finally allowed to leave. Appalled, her parents removed her from the school district and filed a lawsuit. This is very disturbing. Is this the direction our school's are going?  Is this the treatment our children can expect to receive? I'm not always going to be homeschooling my son.  One of these years, he's going to have to return to "typical" school life. However, this article leads me to wonder what that life will be like for him. I don't know if Isabel is considered high-functioning or not, but I do want to know how someone justified leaving her, alone, under a stairwell, for 3 hours because she failed to complete a reading assignment? I also want to know if she hadn't wet herself,...

Dr. Granden has done an amazing job over the years in educating the masses (or those who will listen) to her accounts of what it's like to live with autism before if became a household name. This is the talk she did as part of the Distinguished Lecturers Series at UC Davis's MIND Institute. It was funny and informative.