What is Asperger Syndrome? Here's a pretty good description from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/asperger/detail_asperger.htm
Some well known people who have Aspergers - Dr. Temple Grandin who is an amazing voice who offers incredible perspectives in how she thinks, feels and basically lives her life. Rent award winning bio pic, watch her presentation she did at a recent Ted conference presentation and read her many books. Her perspectives are wonderful and so helpful for all parents understanding Autism, Aspergers, sensory challenges, speech disorders and anything else on the spectrum.
Ted Conference presentation http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html
Who in history might have had Asperger Syndrome?
Albert Einstein (math genius)
Patricia Highsmith (crime writer)
Thomas Jefferson (president, a founding father of the USA)
Stanley Kubrick (filmmaker)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)Isaac Newton (inventor, philosopher)
Friedrich Nietzsche (philosopher)
George Orwell (writer)
Andy Warhol (artist)
Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher)
And there's more in Wikipedia that suspected to have had Austism and Aspergers
Make sure to research my blog for the Myths often assigned to Aspergers, very interesting post.
Make sure to research my blog for the Myths often assigned to Aspergers, very interesting post.
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