Archive for the ‘This Aspergers Life’ Category
Autism linked to gene variants that affect neurons
Posted by: Ace on: May 1, 2009
For more information, check out the source article at Not Exactly Rocket Science.
The gist of this article is that there are six gene variants involved with producing the proteins that form brain synapses, all common in the general population, which appear together in people with forms of Austistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in about 15% [...]
Dear Catalyst (a.k.a. the extreme male brain theory)
Posted by: Ace on: August 28, 2008
Response to Catalyst segment, Thursday, 28 August 2008:
On tonight’s show, you looked at a theory that suggests that Aspergers Syndrome is the manifestation of an extreme male brain. This theory has been aired before and is now generally considered to be incorrect, largely because it completely ignores the way that Aspergers manifests in women, and [...]
The difference between ability and capability in Aspergers Syndrome
Posted by: Ace on: July 1, 2008
Or: problems Asperger people may have interpreting and completing tasks (such as school essays) despite innate intelligence and skill
I came across a very interesting blog article today by Xanthippa on the differences between ability and capability present in someone with Aspergers. Aspergers people are often highly intelligent, but other factors – sensory considerations, inadequate people skills, [...]
Ashes
Posted by: Ace on: June 6, 2008
I think that one of the most heartbreaking things in the world is seeing your future turn to ashes and wither away before your eyes.
I’ve known about Autistic Spectrum Disorder almost my entire life. Curly Top (aka: younger sister) was a strange, abstracted baby, then an alien child who screamed and behaved bizarrely and turned [...]
The School Roof Incident
Posted by: Ace on: June 5, 2008
When I was in lower primary school, one of my greatest ambitions at the time was to climb the school roof. The particular building I wanted to climb was single-storey, with a flat, horizontal, corruated-iron roof. Right next to the building was a netball hoop. It seemed the perfect roof to walk around on. I [...]
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