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by Peter Andrew Sacco, Ph.D.
Something struck a cord with me this past spring while teaching a master’s degree level class in education. I found it interesting how many students, who were already teaching in their careers or “student teaching” kept referring to one type of Autism—Asperger syndrome which is on the Autism Spectrum Disorder continuum. [...]
By Natalie Jaro
One of my favorite lines from a movie is when Gregory Peck, who plays Atticus Finch, in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, tells his temperamental and compulsive daughter, Scout Finch, that she’ll get along a lot better with ‘folks’ if she only tries to step inside their shoes and walk around in them. A [...]
by Nathan Weissler
At age four, I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS) a series of learning and social disabilities on the autism spectrum. Certain therapies have been applied to me over the years to help me cope with my social deficits. Prominent among these has been social skills groups. Social Skills Groups often consist of [...]
by Mary Beth Palo
Nowadays, it’s not unusual to turn on the television and find someone talking about autism. This once overlooked and misunderstood disease is on a staggering rise in the US, now affecting 1.5 million American families and chances are you or someone you know has been affected. Given the statistics, the mainstream media [...]
