Asperger’s

The Keeper: A Tale of Late-Childhood Asperger’s Diagnosis

July 8, 2010 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Mir Kamin Woulda Coulda Shoulda (wouldashoulda.com) For the first time in a very long time, it felt like things were okay. Good, even. Things were going to be great, in fact, and once I got the kids settled in to our new town, new house, new life … things would only get better. So there […]

What is Neurodiversity?

June 17, 2010 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Mike Stanton actionforautism.co.uk When I attended the National Autism Society’s first International Autism Conference in London in 2005, I heard Professor David Amaral tell the story of a young man with Asperger Syndrome who visited the MIND Institute at UC Davis. The young man was asked what he would do if they could develop a