Insights from living with Asperger’s Syndrome… and raising 15 Aspies!
By John Counsel I have experience of trying to teach a total of five Aspie offspring to drive. They learned to drive in unexpected chronological order. Some took excruciatingly longer learning times than others. Let me explain… Child #1, a girl, announced at age 15 that the day she turned 17 (the minimum age for …
By John Counsel If you’re an Aspie, chances are high that you already know the frustration and stress — and the feelings of failure, guilt and self-contempt — when your overactive brain finds itself “log-jammed” with too many exciting new ideas, interests and projects… and little or no worthwhile progress or productive outcomes from your efforts …
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By John Counsel This article was written during 2003-2004 — the two years after I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on Christmas Eve 2002. (The best Christmas present I’ve ever received, by the way.) I wrote it to record my thoughts at the time for my own future reference… and as a possible help for other recently-diagnosed Aspies. Updates (highlighted …
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These Papers are authored by Tony Attwood and others Appropriate Educational Placements for Children with Asperger’s Syndrome Interview with Temple. Transcript of an interview between Tony and Temple Grandin Modifications to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Accommodate the Cognitive Profile Should children with Autistic Spectrum disorders be exempted from doing Homework? Strategies for Improving the Social …
By John Counsel What is it? The meaning of “Neural overload” — also called “sensory overload” — tends to depend on the person to whom you’re talking and their professional background. Like most things in life, the simplest explanation is often the best — provided, always, that it takes into account the latest known facts, …
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