Directory of Asperger's Syndrome Resources

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• Answers - Aspergers Network Support

  http://www.aspergersmn.org/
  An organization in Minnesota providing support groups for friends and family in the area. Also offers information on statistics and the myths surrounding the disorder. Runs events and partners with True Friends to offer camps for children on the spectrum.

• AS Partners

  http://people.delphiforums.com/mamamarch/aspartners/
  A support group for spouses or partners of people with Asperger Syndrome. Learn about the characteristics which affect personal relationships and family dynamics.

• Asperger Planet

  http://www.aspergerplanet.com/
  Support and information for parents and educators.

• Asperger's Conversations

  http://welkowitz.typepad.com/
  An audio and text weblog on Asperger's Syndrome maintained by a college professor/psychologist who specializes in this area.

• Asperger's Disorder

  http://ncpamd.com/aspergers/
  How this disorder affects children, adolescents and adults and treatment options. Authored by Carol E. Watkins, M.D.

• Asperger's Disorder Homepage

  http://www.aspergers.com/
  Offers resources and information, including diagnostic criteria and co-morbidity.

• Asperger's Family Forum

  http://forums.delphiforums.com/asfamily/start
  Information and support regarding Asperger's Syndrome.

• Asperger's Forum

  http://www.psychforums.com/viewforum.php?f=145
  Discussion forum for and about those with Asperger's Syndrome.

• Asperger's Syndrome Support Network

  http://www.asperger.asn.au/
  Volunteer-run organisation organizes social and educational activities for families, children, siblings, adults with Asperger's Syndrome, carers and professionals.

• Asperger-4-Life

  http://asperger-4-life.blogspot.co.uk/
  A blog written by an adult with AS, including childhood, diagnosis, adulthood and life with the syndrome in general.

• Aspergian Pride

  http://www.aspergianpride.com/
  Offers advice centered on the idea that Asperger's Syndrome is a special state of mind rather than a disease. Features information, discussion boards, mailing list, and contact details.

• Aspie.com

  http://www.aspie.com/
  A resource site for Asperger's Syndrome by AS author Liane Holliday Willey.

• AspiesCentral

  https://www.aspiescentral.com/
  A forum for people on the spectrum. Topics cover subjects such as love, co-morbidity, books, events and news. Also includes media and resources.

• ASPIRES

  http://www.aspires-relationships.com/
  An on-line resource for spouses and family members of adults diagnosed or suspected to be on the autistic spectrum.

• eMedicine Health: Asperger Syndrome

  http://www.emedicinehealth.com/asperger_syndrome/article_em.htm
  Provides an overview of Asperger Syndrome and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.

• FAAAS - Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome

  http://www.faaas.org/
  A support group that is aimed at the families of those afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome. Especially those whose relative has not been correctly diagnosed until they are well into adulthood.

• GAIA - Gifted Adult's Inventory of Aspergerisms

  http://www.paulcooijmans.com/pers/gaia.html
  Questionnaire to research and detect features of Asperger's Syndrome and related disorders in gifted adults.

• GRASP - The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership

  http://www.grasp.org/
  Advocacy organization serving individuals on the autism spectrum

• Help for Aspergers

  http://www.help4aspergers.com/
  Author Rudy Simone introduces her books. Includes events, interviews, videos, information about the condition and female traits.

• KJP's Asperger's Syndrome Site

  http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/aut/index.html
  A personal story of Kevin Phillips, who has this disorder.

• NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page

  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/asperger/asperger.htm
  Asperger Syndrome information sheet compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

• NPR : Autism Movement Seeks Acceptance, Not Cures

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5488463
  Story about autism self-advocacy groups that push for acceptance of the condition, not "cures". Much of the focus is on people with Asperger's. [12:26 streaming audio broadcast]

• NPR : Camp Teaches Autistic Children How to Fit In

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3841490
  A summer camp in Washington, D.C. is teaching some people with mild forms of autism the social skills that come naturally to most people. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports. [5:29 Realaudio broadcast]

• NPR : Children's Book Writer and Illustrator Mark Haddon

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1310766
  Haddon has written his first novel for adults, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The narrator of the story is an autistic teenager who is obsessed with Sherlock Holmes and who must prove his innocence when a neighborhood dog is killed. Haddon lives in England and teaches creative writing for the Arvon Foundation and for Oxford University. Terry Gross discusses the book with the author. [19:27 Realaudio broadcast]

• NPR : Dr. Fred Volkmar on Asperger's Syndrome

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1872620
  Terry Gross interviews Fred Volkmar. In the early 1990s, Volkmar led the team that helped develop the definition of autism used by the American Psychiatric Assoc. [32:06 streaming audio broadcast]

• NPR : Michael John Carley on Asperger's Syndrome

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1872622
  Carley is the executive director of GRASP, The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership. In 2000, he and his then 4-year-old son were diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. GRASP works to educate the public about the disorder.

• The Aspie Life

  http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheAspieLife
  Musings and thoughts on living a successful life with Asperger Syndrome.

• Tony Attwood

  http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/
  A specialist offers information on what the syndrome is, a schedule of his conferences and a list of his publications.

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