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62My Perspective: Forced Friendship
One of my biggest pet peeves growing up was people assuming I needed their help. If I was sitting at lunch alone, well meaning (and I use the term loosely) teachers would ask me if I wanted them to...
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75What do we know about autism?
Autism falls in the diagnostic category of pervasive developmental disorders. The other disorders in this category include Rett's disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Aspergers and Pervasive...
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68Girls with Asperger's Syndrome
Young girls with Asperger's Syndrome; it could be called an oxymoron. Who would ever guess that an otherwise exuberant and athletic child would have AS? Located on what psychologist's call the autistic...
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43From the Outside, Looking In - Way In
I do not merely feel like an outsider. I am an outsider. Well, to put it more literally, and alas, ironically, I am an "insider". This makes me rather different than the "top of the bell-curve" norm, as...
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75Colorful Minds: Teaching Social Body Language
The spoken word is just one form of communication. Both humans and animals use a variety of postures and gestures to communicate everything from emotions to instructions. These are called social cues, and...
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