Tony Attwood Asperger’s

Parents and caregivers of children with autism know that dealing with meltdowns is a part of life. We become adept at calming down our child as quickly and as best we can, whether at home or in public. It's hard to surrender a child to…

Repetitive behaviors in those with autism have long been viewed as something to be eradicated. My own son's problems in school began with his teacher's intolerance for his incessant rocking and pencil tapping in class. These compulsions got…

A persistent and pervasive problem within school systems is the conflating of conduct disorder with autism. Research has shown that while individuals with conduct disorder have problems with social interaction and the perceptions of others,…