Thursday, February 2, 2012

A bunch of useful and interesting links on Aspergers, local and overseas

http://www.asdassociation.co.cc/

ASD Association is a team of parents, professionals, and persons dedicated to improving the educational standards of children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

(Antoinette from this group came to visit The Lab today)

Their Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ASD-Association/292038697503000?sk=wall

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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/02/22/1203467395755.html?page=fullpage

Fight for a different normal Denise Ryan
February 25, 2008

THOUSANDS of young Victorians with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism have dropped out of mainstream high schools and are spending their lives locked in their bedrooms watching television or on the PC, say autism experts.

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http://leader-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/campaigners-win-fight-for-ferntree-gully-autistic-school/
YEARS of campaigning have paid off for parents of autistic children in Melbourne's east with last week's State Government announcement of a new school in Ferntree Gully.

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Tony Attwood interviews Temple Grandin

http://www.fenichel.com/Temple-Tony.html

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/opinion/i-had-asperger-syndrome-briefly.html

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