Useful Aspergers Syndrome / Autism Links, Articles and Resources

[Canismajoris]

This girl makes good videos like this:

 

[risootser]

I hope some day the cores of so called singular condition can be traced.. and fractured just to appreciate individuality.

 

[HDLSeanWiley]

This is a good source for autistic adults who were recently diagnosed: https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/WTTAC-Adult-FINAL-2.pdf

 

[Au Naturel]

I found this site: https://www.healthguideinfo.com/autism-pdd/

There are hundreds of articles on different aspects of autism. Some are summaries of scientific studies while others are discussions or advice or possible therapies. I usually go to the end of the article and click on the references and track down what those are all about.

By itself, a web site saying that "This is how it is" isn't particularly authoritative. (I don't care how "reputable" the web site is.) However, you can get a good idea of the veracity of an article by looking at its sources. I can usually tell from a study's abstract whether it was well designed and if it supports the claims made.

 

[Bill J]

Personal favorites: Search YouTube for videos from Tony Attwood or Temple Grandin

 

[Au Naturel]

Found this interesting article on how the thinking style of an autistic person may differ from a neurotypical person:

https://differentbrains.org/bottoms-up-the-innovative-thinking-style-of-the-aspergers-mind/

 

[Dom529]

My (if relevant) 5c - academic research papers on Autistic burnout (Confirming the nature of autistic burnout - PubMed & https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2019.0079)

 

[Vicky-Hamer-1975]

I found these videos on youtube by the national autistic society, I thought they were very good at showing reactions of people on the spectrum and being able to see through our eyes;

Autism: National Autistic Society - Part 1 (morning commute) - YouTube

Autism: National Autistic Society Part 2 (misunderstanding) - YouTube

Latest NAS awareness film highlights transport anxiety - YouTube

Autism: National Autistic Society Anti-Bully campaign video - YouTube

Great list, thank you

 

[brightbug]

This Autism Hub consolidates the latest research, insights, and news relating to Autism. You can use it to find live and completed clinical trials, with links to read each paper

 

[Cryptid]

I recommend reddit.com/r/autism, as it seems to be more hospitable than another autism website that has recently become hostile toward Israel specifically, and people of Jewish ancestry in general. It also seems better moderated than that other website.

 

[if6wasnin9]

If a person doesn't talk much does that mean there's a problem? I couldn't talk from the age of 14 because I couldn't feel anything and think I was dissociating. Then some stupid Johns Hopkins Resident told me I had asbergers and didn't explain it or tell me how to get help! That hospital was a huge malpractice case.
I saw a show on asbergers and a Dr described how a young guy was imitating The Three Stooges and that's how he communicated. I've done that before.

 

[Crossbreed]

If a person doesn't talk much does that mean there's a problem?

It depends on why they are not talking.