The complete guide to Asperger's syndrome
by Tony Attwood · first published 1998
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…coworkers would be diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and the like while AS was the painfully obvious condition (though anxiety, etc are very common in those with AS). Read this book ASAP: The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843104957
on “Ask HN: How do you deal with mental illness?” ↗…people from being assessed for autism. “The general public has either a neutral or fairly positive view of the term Asperger’s syndrome,” said Tony Attwood, a psychologist based in Australia who wrote “The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome” (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006). But if people are told they should be evaluated for autism, he went on, “they will say: ‘No, no, no. I can talk. I have a friend. What a ridiculous suggestion!’ So…
Code outside. Always. Code monkey right? Write in a tree. In the Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, Attwood suggests a model with which to understand the neurological story, in terms of a functionalist-position. The "social module" along with other abilities grows over time. Aspies tend to have a neurologically…
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