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Asperger Ascent: Tips for Autistic Students

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Asperger Ascent · 1M ago

Autism, Asperger Syndrome soaring

Asperger Syndrome is on the rise. At least that’s the implication of the latest research that finds autism is nearly twice as common as previously reported. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nearly 1 in 88 children in the U.S. have autism — approximately one million childre
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Asperger Ascent · 10M ago

Environment might trump genetics is the finding in vague autism study

My frustration level runs high when it comes to new studies about the causes of autism. Researchers are quick to publish but often with findings that are sparse and less than helpful. The latest is a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry that asserts that environment might play as great a role
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Salute to the proms of promise

The headline from The Cincinnati Enquirer reads: “Students honor special-needs peers at prom.” It is heartwarming to read stories like this but it also reminds me that this kind of behavior tends to be the exception, not the norm, in society. Acceptance of people who look different or learn differen
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Navigating that first ‘real’ job

Getting that first “real” job can be a bear these days for young adults fresh out of college. The competition is fierce as the economy thrashes through the dregs of the recent recession and trudges through a largely jobless recovery. Use your college’s career and alumni offices, your network of frie
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Justin, Zev finish CBS’ Amazing Race

It’s no longer “Unfinished Business” for one of the most engaging race teams in the history of the show. Undone by the samba and bikinis, Zev Glassenberg made TV history as the first contestant with Asperger Syndrome to take on the always grueling yet fantastically adventurous race around the world.
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Series casts more doubt on autism-vaccine link

The debate over the safety of the MMR vaccine won’t likely be quieted by this latest news. The British medical journal BMJ today is calling  the 1998 Lancet paper that implied a link between the MMR vaccine and autism “an elaborate fraud.”  The mumps, measles and rubella vaccine has long been suspec
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Learning to face up to the clowns and phobias of life

I learned a new word today: coulrophobia. The abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns, according to Wikipedia. This particularly phobia was the subject of a segment by Mo Rocca on CBS’ popular Sunday Morning show with Charles Osgood. But it made me think about all the other fears – rational or not –
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Mind your emotions when taking the wheel

Before you get behind the wheel of a car, it’s important to know that you’re up to the task. Headlines abound of drivers distracted by other passengers, cellphones, texting, and even shaving.  Even a dog in the car can be a major distraction. But your mental state can affect your driving skills, too
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

College help abounds for students with disabilities

Thinking about signing up for courses at your local community college or pursuing a degree at a four-year university? If you have a learning disability, opportunities abound to get help before classes start and even once they’ve begun. Institutions of higher education are reaching out to students wi
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Asperger Ascent · 1Y ago

Deciphering Aspergers for the classroom

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