- c) Autism was described by Dr. Hans Asperger in 1944. Some sources say that a Russian doctor reported similar symptomology in 1926, but Asperger’s work is often recognized as the first definitive work on the subject. Because he was Austrian and published only in the German language around the time of WWII his work was not immediately recognized. In 1984 a Brit, Dr. Lorna Wing introduced the term “Asperger’s Syndrome” in a research paper.
- d) The syndrome was added to the DSM-IV in 1994.
- b) Dr. Hans Asperger. His birthday, February 18th, has been designated Asperger’s Day in some areas.
- b) Today, experts tend to see Asperger’s children as outside the autism spectrum, since the DSM-V states that children with autism exhibit delayed speech and more severe symptoms. Speech delay is sometimes seen is crucial for achieving access to funding for treatment under the autism spectrum umbrella.
- d) All of the above.
- True: Children with Asperger’s often have a fairly large vocabulary and talk a lot on one topic that interest them. In fact, according to Wikipedia’s account of Dr. Asperger’s childhood, it seems he was one of us. Apparently he loved the work of a particular poet and would often quote reams of poetry to uninterested companions.
- c) Flat aspect. Frozen masks come from Disney Studios.
- c) Neurotypical: This term is said to denote ‘normal’. I’m okay with that.
- d) All of the above.
- For me, here in the lower mainland, these are the societies: BC Autism Society; SOS BC Parent Driven Autism Services; BC Families with Autism. The links to these organizations are as follows:
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Yours truly
Margaret Jean.
Margaret Jean 