Dr. Tony Attwood

Tony Attwood

The interview on blog radio has expired, but Tony Attwood is always worth reading.

Girls and Asperger's! Girls can camouflage, mimic and act to fit in to social situations. Girls with Asperger's don't understand why friends bully or are mean. The Asperger's female are very loyal and trustworthy and don't understand how a friend could do this. How Asperger's females can attend social events but unlike their male counterparts who may react angry when overwhelmed, females become physically and emotionally exhausted after the event from trying to cope and fit in. Best to allow the Asperger's person to take breaks every 20 - 30 minutes. Have a code word so the child can tell a parent when they need a break without being embarrassed.



http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/

New Awareness, New Numbers

The number has changed again. What does this mean? Are we diagnosing better? Is awareness finally working? What ever the number is, it's real and our kids need to be identified, and given the tools to help them become the successful, wonderful human beings that we already know exists within each of them!

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8759304

Interesting Comments by John Robison

I watched the video and liked parts of it. I really liked John's comments to it.



http://jerobison.blogspot.com/2009/10/some-thoughts-on-autism-speaks-video.html