In the book "Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna," Edith Sheffer writes about the doctor who first diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome. Sheffer tells NPR's Michel Martin how Hans ...

Esther came across a crumpled up-paper on the floor of the den. Curious, she straightened it out. It was a poem, in her daughter Shana’s handwriting. “If You But Dared,” the title read. Tears of ...

Hans Asperger has been recognized for decades for his groundbreaking studies on child psychiatry and pediatrics. But the physician for whom Asperger's syndrome was named also actively cooperated with ...

Edith Sheffer has written a book that defies easy categorization — an appropriate, if perhaps inadvertent, response to her fascinating and terrible subject matter. In “Asperger’s Children: The Origins ...

2018-05-27T22:01:02-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/805/20180527220750002_hd.jpgHistorian Edith Sheffer recounted how Austrian doctor Hans Asperger, whose work ...

DULUTH, Minn. - Have you ever witnessed, say at Target or, more notoriously, at Wal-Mart, a child really having a fit? Not just screaming until the skin around the mouth turns a steely blue color ...

In 2000, educational psychologist Norwall created the Friends’ Club, a nonjudgmental, stress-free environment where kids with Asperger’s syndrome could learn to communicate effectively, make friends ...

Dr. Wayne Fisher answers the question: 'Behavioral/Learning Issues With AS?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: What behavioral and learning characteristics are especially common in children with Asperger ...

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In my previous post I looked at the arguments against retaining the Asperger Syndrome label, which will be dropped from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition, to be published in May. I ...