This post is a paper written by a wonderful young woman, Katy Heyborne, who happens to have Asperger’s Syndrome. She has graciously shared it with me, and given me permission to share it with others. High functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Shouldn’t Be Cured, Rather the Positive Aspects of them should Be Considered. Autism Spectrum disorders [...]
In my Father’s Day post I told you about some of the strengths I have seen in my Aspie Dad. Naturally, people on the spectrum have many strengths that have nothing to do with having an autistic brain, but there are some characteristics that are commonly seen due to that autistic brain. I think that [...]
I think it’s fascinating to research or speculate about who some of the people throughout history are that may be on the autism spectrum. There is a page in Wikipedia devoted to a list of these speculations, and who made them. Some of the people that have been considered are: Michelangelo, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, [...]