What is this Asperger's Syndrome, anyway? After many years of knowing that I was different, I finally learned why when I read Wired magazine's "The Geek Syndrome," which described an autism spectrum ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Upon awakening, there is normally a surge in cortisol, a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland and released in response to stress. Now, UK researchers report that ...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates has revealed that her father has "Asperger's syndrome." Her comments follow recent reflections by Bill Gates in his memoir, "Source Code," where he ...
Colin Vieweg possesses a level of maturity beyond his years. He's also prone to pronouncements delivered with an air of erudition that have earned him an affectionate family nickname: the Little ...
Actor Kim Jung-tae’s eldest son, Kim Ji-hoo, was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a type of autism spectrum disorder, at a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
The murder in Sudbury, Massachusetts, was especially shocking. Both the victim and the accused killer were still in high school. CHADWICK: And the accused teen suffers from Asperger syndrome. That's a ...