This web page
This is a web page because currently I can only think of putting all ASD, mainly AS related links into this one and only one HTML page :p
What is AS?
"Asperger Syndrome was named for Dr. Hans Asperger, a Viennese pediatrician whose paper describing the disorder, "'Autistic Psychopathy' in Childhood," was published in 1944 in German. It did not become widely known until Dr. Uta Frith translated the paper into English in 1991. In the most basic terms, Asperger Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by what psychiatrist Dr. Lorna Wing terms a "triad of impairments affecting: social interaction, communication, and imagination, accompanied by a narrow, rigid, repetitive pattern of activities." Asperger Syndrome shares these qualities with several disorders that are, like AS, classified as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). Although we have yet to learn the cause of Asperger Syndrome or other pervasive developmental disorders, several of them - including AS - are often grouped together under the now common but unofficial term autism spectrum disorders, or ASDs."
I have to copy again. The above paragraph is copied from page 9 of the OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome - 2nd edition - by Patricia Romanowski Bashe (M.S.Ed.) and Barbara L. Kirby
Article
My favourite articles
- Asperger syndrome: a clinical account - by Dr. Lorna Wing, the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Other articles
- A New View of Autism
- Autism helps me understand animals: an interview with Temple Grandin - from bbc.co.uk
- Girls' autism 'under-diagnosed' - from bbc.co.uk, 28 Jun 05
- Bram Cohen: Creator of BitTorrent - from WrongPlanet.net, 7 May 05
- My Mind is a Web Browser: How People with Autism Think - by Temple Grandin
- Scientific brain linked to autism - from bbc.co.uk, 30 Jan 06
Book
My favourite ASD books
- Asperger Syndrome - A Guide for Parents and Professionals - by Tony Attwood - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Nobody Nowhere - The Remarkable Autobiography of an Autistic Girl - by Donna Williams - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Pretending to be normal - Living with Asperger's Syndrome - by Liane Holliday Willey - Jessica Kingsley Publishers - 2001
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - by Mark Haddon - Whitbread Book of the Year 2003, WhitBread Novel Award 2003
- The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome - Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration - 2nd edition - by Patricia Romanowski Bashe (M.S.Ed.) and Barbara L. Kirby - Crown - 2005
Other ASD books
- Aspergers in Love - Couple Relationships and Family Affairs - by Maxine Aston - Jessica Kingsley Publishers - 2003
- Asperger Syndrome - by Ami Klin and Fred R. Volkmar and Sara S. Sparrow - The Guilford Press - 2000
- Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments - by Brenda Smith Myles and Jack Southwick - Autism Asperger Publishing Co. - 1999
- Aspergers Syndrome and Sensory Issues - by Brenda Smith Myles and Katherine Tapscott Cook and Nancy E. Miller and Louann Rinner and Lisa A. Robbins - Autism Asperger Publishing Co.
- Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook - An Employment Workbook for Adults with Asperger Syndrome - by Roger N. Meyer - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Making Sense of the Unfeasible - My Life Journey with Asperger Syndrome - by Marc Fleisher - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Somebody Somewhere - Breaking Free from the World of Autism - by Donna Williams - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Theories of Theories of Mind - by Peter Carruthers and Peter K. Smith - Cambridge University Press 1996
- Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders - Frequently Asked Questions - by Diane Yapko - Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date
- Autistic Pride Day - since 18 June 2005
- International Asperger's Year - since 18 February 2006
Forum
- Aspies For Freedom - AFF forum
- WrongPlanet.net - Aspergers and Autism Community
- gestalt - An Autism and Psychology Discussion Forum
IRC
- chatautism - irc.chatautism.com #aff
- StarLink-IRC - irc.StarLink-IRC.org
- freenode - chat.freenode.net #wrongplanet
Organization
International organization
- Alpha Autism Inc
- Aspies For Freedom (AFF)
- AutismLink
- Autism Research Centre (ARC)
- Autism Society of America (ASA)
- Autism Speaks
- Cure Autism Now (CAN) - (You have the right to know CAN, even I'm not it's supporter)
- Interactive Collaborative Autism Network (iCAN)
- The National Autistic Society
- The National Autistic Society (Surrey Branch)
Organization in Hong Kong
Other
People
- Patty
- Donna Williams
- Dr. Liane Holliday Willey
- Dr. Tony Attwood
- Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen
- Bram Cohen
- Dr. Temple Grandin
- Eric Chen - from Singapore
Publication
My favourite
- Asperger syndrome: a clincial account - by Dr. Lorna Wing, the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Other publications
- Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder: The "Multiple and Complex" Evolution of the "Childhood Borderline Syndrome" Construct - by Yasser AD-Dab'bagh, M.D. and Brian Greenfield, M.D.
Publisher
- Autism Asperger Publishing Company
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Psychology Press - Taylor & Francis Group
Website
My favourite websites
- independent living on the autistic spectrum - where those who are different find that they're not alone
- Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support (OASIS)
Other websites
- About.com on Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Asperger's Disorder Homepage - by R. Kaan Ozbayrak, MD
- Asperger Services Australia
- Asperger Syndrome Partners & Individuals Resources, Encouragement & Support (ASPIRES)
- Autism 99
- Autism Assembly
- Autism Today
- Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
- Mental Health Education Information (HK)
- Minnesota Asperger's Network
- MyAutis.com
- Ring of Autism
- Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
- SAGE Publications
- Survey of Autism
- The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership
- Wired magazine - Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Test - by Autism Research Centre