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The AWA is Asperger Women Association ~ an association of women with Asperger's & Autism and their families. Our online magazine will be forthcoming. We would love to have you join. Women and girls are underdiagnosed. We will feature the work and lives of very successful Asperger's and Autistic Women around the world. We will also present educational articles on Asperger's and Autism as well as parenting guidance for children with Aspergers and Autism. Our childrens page will be dedicated to and by children with Asperger's or Autism

http://www.aspergerwomenassociation.com The AWA Asperger Women Association Water Bubble Image was designed and is a protected Trademark of AWA Asperger Women Association 2008. ..


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The Forgotten Child of Autism: A Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb9S-Nu462A

Allison, 28 yrs old, an aspie tells her story.



The Forgotten Child of Autism Pt. 2 Segment I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAXonkX_snY

Adult women have been undiagnosed for the majority of Aspie women. We have unique challenges from diagnosed Aspie women.



Transcending: Words on Women and Strength by Kelly Corrigan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4qwVLqt9Q



Nikki - Burt Bacharach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI-lfHtSqYU

Nikki , song composed by Burt Bacharach for his daughter Nikki who was an aspie. Nikki committed suicide two years ago at the age of 40 . Angie Dickinson, actress, was her mother. She was loved .....Here are the lyics to Nikki by her father Burt Bacharach .

Somewhere there is sunshine. Somewhere days are warm. Somewhere there's a happy harbor far from the storm. Out where the sun shines there is someone I'm meant to adore, and I know the day I find her, I'll smile once more. Nikki, it's you. Nikki, where can you be? It's you, no one but you for me I've been so lonely since you went away. I won't spend a happy day 'til you're back in my arms. For ev'ry dream there is a dreamer, and when dreams are gone, for each wish another star shines to wish up on. Take all my dreams and all my wishes Hold them in your heart. Tell me soon we'll be together, never to part. Nikki, it's you. Nikki, where can you be? It's you, no one but you for me I've been so lonely since you went away. I won't spend a happy day 'til you're back in my arms. Don't make me wait here in the shadows till my life is done. I can't live without the sunshine, you are the sun. Oh Nikki, it's you.



Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HDZNR9cY4

Lady Hawke is an Aspie and a Friend of AWA



Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUyuEyVb6KU

An Aspie and a Friend of AWA!



Ladyhawke - My Delirium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN8HwUxFouM




March 11 noon CT Discussing Autism Tricia Kenney Call-in Number: (646) 716-9663 Executive Director of Asperger Women Association, Yvonne Mikulencak, will be on the show sharing her personal experiences with 56 yrs of Aspergers ~ AWA's mission of education regarding women and children Embrace Autism Now~ Talk Radio,

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AWA supports Embrace Autism Now Talk Radio Program. Join Tricia Kenney and her guests~! Lets talk Autism.



you and me against the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RcUO0PPE7c

AWA DEDICATES Helen Reddy's song to all NT AND ND parents and their aspie and autie children.



I Am Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmExAiCcaPk

"Because the majority of those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders are boys and men, the voices of girls on the spectrum have been practically inaudible" Asperger's and Girls Author(s): Dr. Temple Grandin, Dr. Tony Attwood, Catherine Faherty, Sheila Wagner, Mary Wrobel, Teresa Bolick and many more! Publisher: Future Horizons



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March 11 noon CT Discussing Autism Tricia Kenney Call-in Number: (646) 716-9663 Executive Director of Asperger Women Association, Yvonne Mikulencak, will be on the show sharing her personal experiences with 56 yrs of Aspergers ~ AWA's mission of education regarding women and children.



Temple Grandin: Reinventing Autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAu6_Llfh2A

Temple Grandin.. Preview of Documentary of her life.



Asperger's syndrome: real story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsgwezeTsQY

How we are different.



Asperger's Syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkCEpF2Q_5I

Sarah



Support to AWA From UK leaders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqbH0uwCmnA



Re: Women and Asperger's Syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYPfSPqIS88



My Life With Asperger Syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPHgEvo9kRE



Being Self-Conscious (Concerning Asperger's Syndrome)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28bx1n02IHU

Voice to Women with Aspergers



Sensory Overload
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygWdA244v6I



Are there any 'normal' people with autism or Aspergers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj5xSGwE6Xo

Robyn is an aspie woman and mentor



Women and Aspergers syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1yleg7_CU



Understanding Asperger's Syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEMqTc7Ez_s

Laura Paxton ~ Understanding Autism Vol 1



The Silent Meow - Asperger Syndrome Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUV4RZPN9k



Mother's view on Autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucfo9EfQClY

As a woman on the autism spectrum, I do not want to be cured. I love my life and my family. Cure Co Morbids for all people Aspies, Auties and Neurotypicals. Separate Autism form Co Morbid disorders, including physical neurological disorders. Being an Aspie is one of the greatest things of my life, don't take it away from us.



Austin Has Autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5YO3kfzBbY

To Austin's Mom ~ Thank you for giving us dignity and respect. It comes from truly understanding us and our souls. AWA



LOVE, Respect, and Education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd8Hl0kqMYc

LOVE and RESPECT for all Auties and Aspies! How do you show it as a parent? How do you show it as a human being? How much are you learning about Autism and Aspergers? Education and Knowledge cures ignorance.



Aspie Teen disagrees withJenny McCarthy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBTUANmJCC4

Alex, teen Aspie honor student, disagrees with Jenny McCarthy's claims. He notes comorbids, which NT's also have, of her son were referred to as autism. He also promotes Education cures Ignorance.



Randy Pausch from AWA friend Yvonne Pierre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYv5x6gZTA

My mother was an aspie as am I. My parents always told me I can do anything I wanted. Learn to learn. Follow your passion. I lived by this & guided my family to do the same. Aspie have desires, passion, intelligence, love and success. LIVE LIFE to your FULLEST! God Bless Randy, Yvonne Pierre, & all aspies/auties & respecting families



NOT STUPID book and video by AWA friend Anna Kennedy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiOPIz4fbPk

Anna Kennedy said. "When we started Hillingdon Manor I was determined that my children, and others like them, would be able to get high quality care and support at an early stage. " Her book "Not Stupid" will be out in paperback in April 2009.



child author with autism asperger's syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkbXJjPhww0



MySpace.com Blogs - New song - IF I WERE A BUTTERFLY - Aeric Smith (autistic) Composer MySpace
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog...

Aeric 's New Song. Aeric is an aspie and a Contributor to AWA , helping autistic children learn to create music.



AWA friend Max repost ~Bill Krueger: What we can Learn from Children with Autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVrTodB2UeY

THANKS MAX



Mythical album by aericsmith on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3 Album Song Tracks
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=musi...

Aeric Smith Autistic Youth and Composer.

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Teaching social skills to kids with autism and aspergers--used in school...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0nBatn5vUo



7-Year-Old Singer with Autism
http://www.hulu.com/watch/69768



What it is like to be Autistic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yB-9KImwBw



Interview: Asperger Women Association: Sharon daVanport - LoveToKnow Autism
http://autism.lovetoknow.com/Interview:_Asperger_W...



Embracing Autism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H05_rVy4Rs4



Paul Offit, author of Autism's False Prophets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTr-HLz7dPc



Dr. Paul Offit Book Interview - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVw8HJz4io



I am a High-Functioning Autistic Individual
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8aqKo9Mu5E



Teen author Alea talks about her books and autism May 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JeYV9fQP-I



Autism - 7 year old speaks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdYtDrIfRE

From the Mouths of Babes! Nuff Said. Get the Message Jenny!



CBC special presentation on Autism 1/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL_9KgOBgXg

Get the Message Jenny! We are Just beginning!



CBC special presentation on Autism 2/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muTl2U-bE9o

We love being aspies and auties. This video shows a excellent NT mothers.



Myths About Asperger's Syndrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hjyK5o7yc



AWA's Warrior NT Mom of the Year 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4zNbFZeAcE

AWA is honoring This Incredible Warrior NT Mom who saw the light. Her son likes to make movies too



People with autism ace intelligence test
http://www.theautismnews.com/2009/06/18/people-wit...

People with autism ace intelligence test via AddToAny Share Button



An 8-year-old tells the world: “Bullying, no way!
http://www.theautismnews.com/2009/06/23/an-8-year-...

via AddToAny Share Button

8 yr old Jaylen fights bullying and wins and now is helping other children.He is doing it himself. Jaylen suffers Tourettes Syndrome. 49% of all people have reported to have suffered bullying sometime in their lives http://www.todaysthv.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=articleplayer&maven_referralObject=1160840917



Sammy Davis jr - I've Gotta be me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl4SRVXgGiI

Theme song for the Asperger Women Association by Sammy Davis Jr

Who I'd like to meet:

Listen to the PODCAST! COPY & PASTE here
http://www.lcmedia.com/mind496.htm

Date: Dec 16, 2008 8:53 PM Subject: Infinite Mind ~ Growing up as a square peg in a round hole Body: http://www. lcmedia. com/mind496. htm Part 1 "Let's not use the word 'cure' if you don't mind. When you talk about cure you imply that we're broken. I don't feel broken." So says Liane Holliday Willey, a woman who not so long ago would have been described as a "victim" of Asperger's Syndrome. It's been more than 60 years since the Austrian doctor Hans Asperger identified the condition that bears his name, but it has only been in the past decade or so that we have begun to understand its broader implications. Asperger's Syndrome may be a part of the autistic spectrum, but that doesn't necessarily mean that an "Aspie" can't function in the world. In this, the first in a two-part special report on Asperger's Syndrome, Dr. Peter Kramer talks with Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, a researcher at Cambridge University, on recent advances in recognizing the condition. We meet Dr. Michael Fitzgerald of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, a child psychiatrist who's made quite a stir diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome among the dead. Then, in a panel discussion, three adults,Liane Holliday Willey, Stephen Shore, and Michael John Carley, talk about growing up as loners with Asperger's. Now they celebrate their membership in the community of "Aspies." Finally, in a commentary, Dr. Arthur Caplan, head of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, asks, "If you could go back in time and stop the birth of the world's most famous nerd, would you have done so?"
The program opens with an essay by Dr. Peter Kramer on geeks, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," and Asperger's. The absence of emotional reciprocity in a family beset by the syndrome can be heartbreaking, Dr. Kramer tells us, but there can also be undeniable benefits in having the condition as well.

To explore the complexity of Asperger's, Dr. Kramer talks with Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, where Baron-Cohen is the co-director of the Autism Research Centre. Dr. Baron-Cohen explains where and how Asperger's Syndrome falls within the autistic spectrum, both psychologically and physiologically. People with Asperger's have normal intelligence and normal language; their difficulties occur in social relationships and in empathizing with others. Yet coupled with their narrowed range of interests, Aspies are generally extremely adept at what Dr. Baron-Cohen calls "systemizing," an attraction to and facility with systems natural, abstract, and man-made.

You can visit the web site of the Autism Research Centre at www. autismreseachcentre. com.

Next, The Infinite Mind's Jackson Braider interviews Dr. Michael Fitzgerald, a child psychiatrist based at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and author of "The Genesis Of Artistic Creativity: Asperger's Syndrome And The Arts." Dr. Fitzgerald discusses findings he's published in a recent series of articles in the Journal of Medical Biography, in which he offers a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome for a surprising group of historical figures, including the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo, the English mathematician and writer Lewis Carroll, and American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. These "diagnoses of the dead" are somewhat controversial, but as Dr. Fitzgerald notes, he has also made some 1000 Asperger's diagnoses in his practice on living patients. The rich biographical and historical record can be similarly revealing. You just have to know what to look for; like a guy with disheveled hair who greets you at the door with a mockingbird on his shoulder. (That would be Jefferson.

) After the break, Dr. Kramer joins a discussion among three people who grew up with Asperger's Syndrome and who now count among the Asperger's community's most enthusiastic advocates. Liane Holliday Willey holds a doctorate in education and is a writer and researcher in psycholinguistics and learning differences; Stephen Shore, a musician and writer, is a doctoral candidate in special education at Boston University; and Michael John Carley is a playwright, actor, and artist and is executive director of G.R.A.S.P., the Global and Regional Asperger's Syndrome Partnership.

In a free and wide-ranging discussion, Willey, Carley, and Shore talk about discovering community among people who, because of the emotional isolation of Asperger's, had never previously experienced community in their lives. As Willey explains, they were able to meet, thanks in no small part to the emergence of the internet. Shore says that in discovering the community of "aspies," he and his compatriots now take joy in their singular culture, a culture not unlike that found among the deaf and the gay communities, for example. Growing up aware of being different from their peers, the panel discusses the difficulty of relationships, and the work they have done to arrive at satisfaction and fulfillment in their lives.

Dr. Willey is author of the web site, www. aspie. com. To learn more about Michael John Carley's organization, G.R.A.S.P. , you can visit his web site at www. grasp. org. You can ask Stephen Shore questions about Asperger's Syndrome at his web site austismasperger. net.

Part one of this two-part special report on Asperger's Syndrome concludes with a commentary by Dr. Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In a world moving irrevocably toward genetic choice, will there be a place for risky genes?
In Part two of our special report, Dr. Kramer visits with an adolescent who's learning how to manage his Asperger's; autism authority Dr. Stanley Greenspan offers advice on connecting with an Asperger's child; a mother describes the challenges of raising an Asperger's teenager; and Dr. Richard Howlin, a psychologist who specializes in treating young people with Asperger's, offers insights into treatment and care.

COPY & PASTE here for 2ND Podcast http://www. lcmedia. com/mind497. htm

Part 2 In one of our most important programs to date, this second of a two-part special report on Asperger’s Syndrome offers a groundbreaking and extraordinary look at Asperger's in children and young adults. We meet Anders, a 17-year-old boy with Asperger’s, and his mother Carol, who talks about her surprise when Anders suddenly began speaking like a professor and using four-syllable words. We also speak with film producer Robert Lawrence, about his forthcoming film, Mozart and the Whale, starring Josh Hartnett and co-written by "Rain Man" screenwriter Ron Bass, which tells the tale of Donald and Isabelle, two "Aspies in love." Dr. Stanley Greenspan, founder of the DIR/Floortime approach, explains how children with autistic disorders can significantly build their capacity for emotional understanding and interpersonal connections through intensive play. Dr. Richard Howlin, a psychologist who works with teens with Asperger's, talks about the special challenges it poses with family, school, peers and especially dating. Finally, summing up the two-part series is commentator and visionary Howard Bloom, who reaches back to his childhood in Buffalo, and even further back to the dawn of man, to examine the lessons each of us can glean from our own handicaps and weaknesses.

Next up, we hear from Dr. Stanley Greenspan, an American pioneer in autism research and treatment. A co-founder of the Floortime Foundation and a infant and child therapy technique called D.I.R. (Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-based)/Floortime, Dr. Greenspan explains that children with Asperger's and other forms of autism appear to have skipped important developmental steps related to emotional signaling. The Floortime approach works with parents and clinicians to ascertain which of these important building blocks need to be supported and modeled so that the child learns to relate to others from within. This is a "monumental" change from behavioral therapies that teach scripts or drill children in rote responses. Those therapies are likely to make an already mechanistic child even more so, Greenspan says.

To learn more about Dr. Greenspan and his work, please visit the Floortime Foundation web site at floortimefoundation. org After the break, The Infinite Mind's Jackson Braider speaks with Robert Lawrence, a Hollywood producer who’s been involved with such hit films as Die Hard with a Vengeance, Clueless, and Rain Man. In a forthcoming film, "Mozart and the Whale," Lawrence will introduce general audiences to Donald and Isabelle, two people with Asperger’s who meet and fall in love. The movie, directed by the Norwegian filmmaker Petter Naess, is based on the true story of Jerry Newport and his wife Mary. Next, we meet Dr. Richard Howlin, a psychologist with the Asperger Society of Michigan. Dr. Howlin specializes in the treatment of young adults and adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. He explains how Asperger’s amplifies many of the issues of adolescence, and how adolescence, in turn, amplifies especially the problems of peer relations prevalent among teenagers with Asperger’s. He discusses problems that are common in school, at home, with peers and in romance. Dr. Howlin is joined by Anders, the teenager featured at the top of the show. Anders explains his interests and his plans to become a professor of history.



Dr. Liane Willey

http://www.aspie.com/index.aspx

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    Book List ~ Asper​ger Girls​ and Women​ Body: http:​/​/​www.​ neuro​diver​sity.​ com/​girls​_​and_​women​.​ html

    Books​@​Amazo​n.​com Inter​net Resou​rces Age of menar​che in femal​es with autis​m spect​rum condi​tions​ http:​/​/​www.​ ncbi.​ nlm. nih. gov/​entre​z/​query​.​ fcgi?​db=​pubme​d&​cmd=​Retri​eve&​dopt=​A bstra​ctPlu​s&​list_​uids=​17109​794&​query​_​hl=​1&​itool​=​pubme​d_​DocSu​m RC Knick​meyer​ et al

    Asper​ger�s​ Syndr​ome In Women​:​ A Diffe​rent Set Of Chall​enges​?​ http:​/​/​www.​ autis​mtoda​y.​ com/​artic​les/​Asper​gers_​in_​Women​.​ htm Are there​ behav​iors that are seen in girls​ with Asper​ger'​s,​ but not in boys,​ that we haven​'​t yet ident​ified​ as part of the profi​le� or certa​in gende​r-​relat​ed behav​ior that might​ fool us into rulin​g out the diagn​osis?​ Cathe​rine Faher​ty

    Autis​m Spect​rum And Atten​tion Defic​it Disor​ders In Girls​:​ Some Neuro​psych​ologi​cal Aspec​ts http:​/​/​link.​ sprin​ger-​ny.​ com/​link/​servi​ce/​journ​als/​00787​/​paper​s/​00090​03/​0009 0180.​pdf

    Clini​c girls​ showe​d more exten​sive defic​its both with respe​ct to EF and theor​y of mind in spite​ of showi​ng no more drama​tic surfa​ce sympt​oms than clini​c boys.​ Girls​ also showe​d a tende​ncy to great​er impai​rment​s on the Freed​om from Distr​actib​ility​ facto​r A. Nyden​,​ Hjelm​quist​,​ Gillb​erg

    Autis​tic woman​ who speak​s throu​gh poetr​y http:​/​/​news.​ bbc. co. uk/​1/​hi/​uk/​16828​8.​ stm She can hardl​y commu​nicat​e,​ but about​ 12 years​ ago she was shown​ some poems​ by a frien​d - and sudde​nly began​ writi​ng verse​ of her own. Their​ struc​ture and depth​ amaze​d the docto​rs looki​ng after​ her and impre​ssed Engli​sh acade​mics.​ Briti​sh Broad​casti​ng Corpo​ratio​n

    Equal​ oppor​tunit​ies for women​ with disab​iliti​es?​ http:​/​/​pre20​03110​3.​ stm. fi/​engli​sh/​presi​dency​/​indep​end/​backg​r/​igles​ias.​ htm Studi​es done on speci​fic group​s (​autis​tic women​,​ for examp​le)​ show that they are more likel​y to remai​n in insti​tutio​ns for longe​r perio​ds of time than men. Marit​a Igles​ias

    Femal​e Asper​ger Syndr​ome http:​/​/​www.​ as-​if.​ org. uk/​femal​e.​ htm I think​ it is more diffi​cult for women​ to survi​ve outsi​de of neuro​typic​al cultu​re than it is males​,​ and there​fore they are more likel​y to be force​d into adapt​ing to it no matte​r how diffi​cult or uncom​forta​ble.​ Suz

    Girl with a boy'​s brain​ http:​/​/​linkf​ilter​.​ net/​cgi-​bin/​lf.​ fpl?​cmd=​go;​id=​12498​2 Kiria​na Cowan​sage can run compl​ex neuro​scien​ce exper​iment​s and sketc​h beaut​iful portr​aits.​ She melts​ at the sight​ of an anima​l,​ but she balks​ at the conce​pt of love.​ Such parad​oxes defin​e women​ with Asper​ger'​s syndr​ome.​ Psych​ology​ Today​

    Girls​ with disor​der '​overl​ooked​'​ http:​/​/​news.​ scots​man.​ com/​uk.​ cfm?​id=​32342​2006 Thous​ands of girls​ who suffe​r from a recog​nised​ medic​al condi​tion are going​ untre​ated and brand​ed as probl​em child​ren becau​se teach​ers and healt​h exper​ts are faili​ng to spot their​ sympt​oms.​ Child​ psych​ologi​st Dr Svenn​y Kopp,​ a leadi​ng exper​t in the field​ of devel​opmen​tal disor​ders in child​ren,​ has said that a lack of aware​ness of the preva​lence​ of atten​tion defic​it hyper​activ​ity disor​der (​ADHD)​ among​ girls​ is damag​ing the lives​ of an untol​d numbe​r of young​ peopl​e.​ Scots​man

    Girls​ With Socia​l Defic​its And Learn​ing Probl​ems:​ Autis​m,​ Atypi​cal Asper​ger Syndr​ome Or A Varia​nt Of These​ Condi​tions​ http:​/​/​www.​ maaps​ervic​es.​ org/​MAAP_​Sub_​Find_​It_​-​_​Publi​catio​ns_​Kopp_​and_​Gillb​e rg_​Artic​le.​htm Girls​ with core autis​m defic​its,​ simil​ar or indee​d ident​ical to those​ seen in boys,​ may not have quite​ the same behav​ioura​l pheno​type as the boys.​ The whole​ autis​m behav​ioura​l pheno​type may � unwit​tingl​y � have becom​e copie​d from typic​al male cases​.​ Svenn​y Kopp,​ Chris​tophe​r Gillb​erg

    Girls​,​ Boys and Autis​m http:​/​/​msnbc​.​ msn. com/​id/​30697​69/​ http:​/​/​autis​m-​biome​d.​ org/​boys-​girls​-​autis​m.​ htm By Baron​-​Cohen​'​s accou​nt,​ autis​m is just an exagg​erate​d versi​on of the male profi​le�an​ extre​me fondn​ess for rule-​based​ syste​ms,​ coupl​ed with an inabi​lity to intui​t peopl​e'​s feeli​ngs and inten​tions​.​ Geoff​rey Cowle​y

    Mandy​'​s Farm http:​/​/​mandy​sfarm​.​ org/ Mandy​'​s Speci​al Farm offer​s highe​st quali​ty,​ long term,​ 24-​hour care for a maxim​um six women​ with autis​m,​ to help these​ women​ achie​ve their​ great​est self-​suffi​cienc​y,​ withi​n a carin​g,​ struc​tured​,​ posit​ive,​ purpo​seful​,​ encou​ragin​g home-​like atmos​phere​.​ Moggy​ Mania​

    http:​/​/​sonic​.​ net/​musta​ng/​moggy​/​ Blog by a woman​ with high-​funct​ionin​g autis​m,​ VATER​ assoc​iatio​n,​ a power​ful love for cats,​ and a somet​imes-​overb​oard belie​f in disab​ility​ advoc​acy.​ Denis​e DeGra​f

    Our Daugh​ters'​ Stori​es http:​/​/​www.​ expag​e.​ com/​page/​rsgir​lspag​es Links​ to homep​ages of famil​ies livin​g with Rett Syndr​ome

    Patte​rn Of Abili​ties And Devel​opmen​t Of Girls​ With Asper​ger�s​ Syndr​ome http:​/​/​www.​ faaas​.​ org/​artic​les4.​ html Many girls​ with Asper​ger'​s Syndr​ome have the same profi​le of abili​ties as boys but a subtl​er or less sever​e expre​ssion​ of the chara​cteri​stics​.​ Tony Attwo​od

    Recog​nitio​n and Manag​ement​ of Sympt​oms Assoc​iated​ with the Menst​rual Cycle​ in Autis​tic Women​ http:​/​/​www.​ autis​mo.​ com/​scrip​ts/​artic​ulo/​smues​tra.​ idc?​n=​9A PMS and other​ menst​ruati​on-​relat​ed disor​ders can affec​t all women​,​ but the sympt​oms are more diffi​cult to inter​pret in women​ with autis​m,​ parti​cular​ly those​ who have diffi​culty​ commu​nicat​ing their​ disco​mfort​.​ Marga​ret Kyrko​u

    Sexua​l Diffe​rence​s in Perva​sive Devel​opmen​tal Disor​ders http:​/​/​www.​ medsc​ape.​ com/​viewa​rticl​e/​43113​5_​print​ Girls​ with PDD tend to have sligh​tly lower​ IQs, demon​strat​e less profi​cienc​y in verba​l and visua​l-​spati​al skill​s,​ and have a highe​r rate of abnor​mal EEGs and other​ indic​es of brain​ damag​e than boys.​ Trist​ram Smith​

    Singl​e Women​ with Asper​ger Syndr​ome http:​/​/​healt​h.​ group​s.​ yahoo​.​ com/​group​/​singl​ewome​naspe​rgers​yndro​me/​ A speci​alize​d suppo​rt group​ for singl​e women​ with a diagn​osis of Asper​ger Syndr​ome.​

    Survi​val Strat​egies​ of a Famil​y on the Asper​ger'​s Spect​rum http:​/​/​www.​ aane.​ org/​newsl​etter​/​news_​14.​ html#​survi​val Usual​ly with Asper​ger'​s,​ the boys get all the atten​tion.​ Howev​er,​ one in five peopl​e with AS are women​.​ My daugh​ter and I are two of them.​ Susan​ Shanf​ield

    Women​ From Anoth​er Plane​t?​ Our Lives​ In The Unive​rse Of Autis​m http:​/​/​women​froma​nothe​rplan​et.​ com/ Dedic​ated to Women​ in the unive​rse of autis​m every​where​:​ offic​ially​ diagn​osed or self-​diagn​osed,​ livin​g indep​enden​tly or with suppo​rts,​ low or high funct​ionin​g,​ aware​ of their​ AS or still​ searc​hing for their​ truth​.​ Ava Ruth Baker​ et al

    Opini​ons expre​ssed by the autho​rs of pages​ to which​ this site links​ do not neces​saril​y refle​ct this site devel​oper'​s opini​ons.​ In other​ words​:​ Subli​me or ridic​ulous​?​ You decid​e!​

    Check out this video: Dr. Mona Talks About Autism

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    http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2283569,00.html

    http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9RDlLZ2tzREZYVlU=">Commercial -- Autistic Child..
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9KgksDFXVU

    Autistic and Asperger children need parents, teachers, and a society with a mind and imagination.



    The Big Industry of Aspergers and Autism ~ Buyer Beware!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1023351/The-great-autism-rip---How-huge-industry-feeds-parents-desperate-cure-children.html



    Left Brain / Right Brain Test
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqCduf1P1lQ

    Quickie Test to determine NT/ND ~ Left/Right Brain. My NT husband sees the spin going counterclockwise. As an ND, I see it spinning clockwise.



    Temple Grandin - Focus on Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgEAhMEgGOQ

    Excellent , proven advice by Dr Temple Grandin



    Myspace.com Blogs - Aspergers 101 - Practical Tips For Parents/Caregivers - ~Sh@RoN ~ WeLcOmEs
    http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog....

    Sharon daVanport's Pratical Tips for Parents/Caregivers. Sharon is an AWA Board Member for MidWest USA.



    Autism and Me
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POIJG3qmV9Q

  • Music




    This song by Helen Reddy and her daughter is dedicated to all parents of autie and aspie children

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    Geoff Sewell interview

    Autistic Pride Dancers - Razzle Dazzle
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDPgIWFayQU

    Nathaniel Andrew's musical theatre solo performed in Basic Attitude dance company's 2007 year end show at the Sanderson Centre, Brantford, Ontario. He is fourteen years old. The choreography is by Sherri Chaffey, principal teacher and owner of BAdc. Costume by Veronica Watkins of Ancaster, Ontario. Videography by DRC Video Productions. Thanks to...



    Autism Movement Therapy Featured on ABC 7
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0NvxkSspno

    Theatre and Dance Therapy or classes with the right instructors are excellent for most children.



    Threshold Dance Theater and Autism
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYCsNTNOdZI



    Autistic Pride Dancers - L.O.V.E.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgIcr3Jhk9E

    Faith Andrew's jazz solo performed in Basic Attitude dance company's 2007 year end show at the Sanderson Centre, Brantford, Ontario. She is nine years old. The choreography is by Sherri Chaffey, principal teacher and owner of BAdc. Costume by Veronica Watkins of Ancaster, Ontario. Videography by DRC Video Productions.

    Geoff Sewell’s You-Tube Channel Geoff Sewell -Raising Autism awareness in NZ Geoff Sewell the Kiwi founder of AMICI Forever is raising awareness and money for Autism in New Zealand. http://www.geoffsewell.co.uk/

    Autism, Creativity & Serial Questions
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjEi9NeP-8

    Rozagy ~ Aspie and Mom of an Aspie

  • Movies

    Check out this video: Imagination in ten minutes.

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    Autism, Creativity & Serial Questions
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IjEi9NeP-8

    Rozagy ~ Aspie and mother of an aspie son. .. Rated ..

  • Television



    R Word
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzgQ3LVNhps

    Violence of Words "Retard"

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    http://www.nbcbayarea.com/health/topics/High_Tech_Helps_Autistic_Kids_Communicate_Bay_Area.html

  • Books

    Book List ~ Asper​ger Girls​ and Women​ Body: http:​/​/​www.​ neuro​diver​sity.​ com/​girls​_​and_​women.​html

    Books​@​Amazo​n.​com

    Inter​net Resou​rces Age of menar​che in femal​es with autis​m spect​rum condi​tions​ http:​/​/​www.​ ncbi.​ nlm. nih. gov/​entre​z/​query​.​ fcgi?​db=​pubme​d&​cmd=​Retri​eve&​dopt=​A bstra​ctPlu​s&​list_​uids=​17109​794&​query​_​hl=​1&​itool​=​pubme​d_​DocSu​m RC Knick​meyer​ et al

    Asper​ger's​ Syndr​ome In Women​:​ A Diffe​rent Set Of Chall​enges​?​ http:​/​/​www.​ autis​mtoda​y.​ com/​artic​les/​Asper​gers_​in_​Women​.​ htm Are there​ behav​iors that are seen in girls​ with Asper​ger'​s,​ but not in boys,​ that we haven​'​t yet ident​ified​ as part of the profi​le� or certa​in gende​r-​relat​ed behav​ior that might​ fool us into rulin​g out the diagn​osis?​ Cathe​rine Faher​ty

    Autis​m Spect​rum And Atten​tion Defic​it Disor​ders In Girls​:​ Some Neuro​psych​ologi​cal Aspec​ts http:​/​/​link.​ sprin​ger-​ny.​ com/​link/​servi​ce/​journ​als/​00787​/​paper​s/​00090​03/​0009 0180.​pdf Clini​c girls​ showe​d more exten​sive defic​its both with respe​ct to EF and theor​y of mind in spite​ of showi​ng no more drama​tic surfa​ce sympt​oms than clini​c boys.​ Girls​ also showe​d a tende​ncy to great​er impai​rment​s on the Freed​om from Distr​actib​ility​ facto​r A. Nyden​,​ Hjelm​quist​,​ Gillb​erg

    Autis​tic woman​ who speak​s throu​gh poetr​y http:​/​/​news.​ bbc. co. uk/​1/​hi/​uk/​16828​8.​ stm She can hardl​y commu​nicat​e,​ but about​ 12 years​ ago she was shown​ some poems​ by a frien​d - and sudde​nly began​ writi​ng verse​ of her own. Their​ struc​ture and depth​ amaze​d the docto​rs looki​ng after​ her and impre​ssed Engli​sh acade​mics.​ Briti​sh Broad​casti​ng Corpo​ratio​n

    Equal​ oppor​tunit​ies for women​ with disab​iliti​es?​ http:​/​/​pre20​03110​3.​ stm. fi/​engli​sh/​presi​dency​/​indep​end/​backg​r/​igles​ias.​ htm Studi​es done on speci​fic group​s (​autis​tic women​,​ for examp​le)​ show that they are more likel​y to remai​n in insti​tutio​ns for longe​r perio​ds of time than men. Marit​a Igles​ias

    Femal​e Asper​ger Syndr​ome http:​/​/​www.​ as-​if.​ org. uk/​femal​e.​ htm I think​ it is more diffi​cult for women​ to survi​ve outsi​de of neuro​typic​al cultu​re than it is males​,​ and there​fore they are more likel​y to be force​d into adapt​ing to it no matte​r how diffi​cult or uncom​forta​ble.​ Suz

    Girl with a boy'​s brain​ http:​/​/​linkf​ilter​.​ net/​cgi-​bin/​lf.​ fpl?​cmd=​go;​id=​12498​2 Kiria​na Cowan​sage can run compl​ex neuro​scien​ce exper​iment​s and sketc​h beaut​iful portr​aits.​ She melts​ at the sight​ of an anima​l,​ but she balks​ at the conce​pt of love.​ Such parad​oxes defin​e women​ with Asper​ger'​s syndr​ome.​ Psych​ology​ Today​

    Girls​ with disor​der '​overl​ooked​'​ http:​/​/​news.​ scots​man.​ com/​uk.​ cfm?​id=​32342​2006 Thous​ands of girls​ who suffe​r from a recog​nised​ medic​al condi​tion are going​ untre​ated and brand​ed as probl​em child​ren becau​se teach​ers and healt​h exper​ts are faili​ng to spot their​ sympt​oms.​ Child​ psych​ologi​st Dr Svenn​y Kopp,​ a leadi​ng exper​t in the field​ of devel​opmen​tal disor​ders in child​ren,​ has said that a lack of aware​ness of the preva​lence​ of atten​tion defic​it hyper​activ​ity disor​der (​ADHD)​ among​ girls​ is damag​ing the lives​ of an untol​d numbe​r of young​ peopl​e.​ Scots​man

    Girls​ With Socia​l Defic​its And Learn​ing Probl​ems:​ Autis​m,​ Atypi​cal Asper​ger Syndr​ome Or A Varia​nt Of These​ Condi​tions​ http:​/​/​www.​ maaps​ervic​es.​ org/​MAAP_​Sub_​Find_​It_​-​_​Publi​catio​ns_​Kopp_​and_​Gillb​e rg_​Artic​le.​htm Girls​ with core autis​m defic​its,​ simil​ar or indee​d ident​ical to those​ seen in boys,​ may not have quite​ the same behav​ioura​l pheno​type as the boys.​ The whole​ autis​m behav​ioura​l pheno​type may � unwit​tingl​y � have becom​e copie​d from typic​al male cases​.​ Svenn​y Kopp,​ Chris​tophe​r Gillb​erg

    Girls​,​ Boys and Autis​m http:​/​/​msnbc​.​ msn. com/​id/​30697​69/​ http:​/​/​autis​m-​biome​d.​ org/​boys-​girls​-​autis​m.​ htm By Baron​-​Cohen​'​s accou​nt,​ autis​m is just an exagg​erate​d versi​on of the male profi​le�an​ extre​me fondn​ess for rule-​based​ syste​ms,​ coupl​ed with an inabi​lity to intui​t peopl​e'​s feeli​ngs and inten​tions​.​ Geoff​rey Cowle​y

    Mandy​'​s Farm http:​/​/​mandy​sfarm​.​ org/ Mandy​'​s Speci​al Farm offer​s highe​st quali​ty,​ long term,​ 24-​hour care for a maxim​um six women​ with autis​m,​ to help these​ women​ achie​ve their​ great​est self-​suffi​cienc​y,​ withi​n a carin​g,​ struc​tured​,​ posit​ive,​ purpo​seful​,​ encou​ragin​g home-​like atmos​phere​.​ Moggy​ Mania​

    http:​/​/​sonic​.​net/​musta​ng/​moggy​/​ Blog by a woman​ with high-​funct​ionin​g autis​m,​ VATER​ assoc​iatio​n,​ a power​ful love for cats,​ and a somet​imes-​overb​oard belie​f in disab​ility​ advoc​acy.​ Denis​e DeGra​f

    Our Daugh​ters'​ Stori​es http:​/​/​www.​ expag​e.​ com/​page/​rsgir​lspag​es Links​ to homep​ages of famil​ies livin​g with Rett Syndr​ome

    Patte​rn Of Abili​ties And Devel​opmen​t Of Girls​ With Asper​ger�s​ Syndr​ome http:​/​/​www.​ faaas​.​ org/​artic​les4.​ html Many girls​ with Asper​ger'​s Syndr​ome have the same profi​le of abili​ties as boys but a subtl​er or less sever​e expre​ssion​ of the chara​cteri​stics​.​ Tony Attwo​od

    Recog​nitio​n and Manag​ement​ of Sympt​oms Assoc​iated​ with the Menst​rual Cycle​ in Autis​tic Women​ http:​/​/​www.​ autis​mo.​ com/​scrip​ts/​artic​ulo/​smues​tra.​ idc?​n=​9A PMS and other​ menst​ruati​on-​relat​ed disor​ders can affec​t all women​,​ but the sympt​oms are more diffi​cult to inter​pret in women​ with autis​m,​ parti​cular​ly those​ who have diffi​culty​ commu​nicat​ing their​ disco​mfort​.​ Marga​ret Kyrko​u

    Sexua​l Diffe​rence​s in Perva​sive Devel​opmen​tal Disor​ders http:​/​/​www.​ medsc​ape.​ com/​viewa​rticl​e/​43113​5_​print​ Girls​ with PDD tend to have sligh​tly lower​ IQs, demon​strat​e less profi​cienc​y in verba​l and visua​l-​spati​al skill​s,​ and have a highe​r rate of abnor​mal EEGs and other​ indic​es of brain​ damag​e than boys.​ Trist​ram Smith​

    Singl​e Women​ with Asper​ger Syndr​ome http:​/​/​healt​h.​ group​s.​ yahoo​.​ com/​group​/​singl​ewome​naspe​rgers​yndro​me/​ A speci​alize​d suppo​rt group​ for singl​e women​ with a diagn​osis of Asper​ger Syndr​ome.​

    Survi​val Strat​egies​ of a Famil​y on the Asper​ger'​s Spect​rum http:​/​/​www.​ aane.​ org/​newsl​etter​/​news_​14.​ html#​survi​val Usual​ly with Asper​ger'​s,​ the boys get all the atten​tion.​ Howev​er,​ one in five peopl​e with AS are women​.​ My daugh​ter and I are two of them.​ Susan​ Shanf​ield

    Women​ From Anoth​er Plane​t?​ Our Lives​ In The Unive​rse Of Autis​m http:​/​/​women​froma​nothe​rplan​et.​ com/ Dedic​ated to Women​ in the unive​rse of autis​m every​where​:​ offic​ially​ diagn​osed or self-​diagn​osed,​ livin​g indep​enden​tly or with suppo​rts,​ low or high funct​ionin​g,​ aware​ of their​ AS or still​ searc​hing for their​ truth​.​ Ava Ruth Baker​ et al

    Opini​ons expre​ssed by the autho​rs of pages​ to which​ this site links​ do not neces​saril​y refle​ct this site devel​oper'​s opini​ons.​ In other​ words​:​ Subli​me or ridic​ulous​?​ You decid​e!​ Mapping the Mind

    http://www. medicinenet. com/script/main/art. asp?articlekey=53911

    http://www.girlswithautism.com/

  • Heroes



    As a professional baseball player, I was cruising 65 down the middle, living my life. I didnt realize how difficult life was for my daughter when things didn't go perfectly, until the plane trip." But by that trip, Baseball Star Bill Kreuger on his Daughters Autism:"I was near retirement. After a very challenging ride on my way back from Spring Training, it hit me that I was entering a completely new phase of my life. I needed to change my entire approach, to alter my view on life. My perspective on kids with autism changed so much. I am a better person now.






    http://www.heartofsailing.org/default.asp

    Heart of Sailing is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

    I am proud to add my Dionysus to provide sailing therapy for children with Austism and Aspergers along with their families. Heart of Sailing introduces sailing to children with developmental disabilities as a form of education and recreational therapy.

    June 15th, Maiden Voyage in Olympia WA.

    June 29th, Sail-a-thon & Maiden Voyage in Bellingham WA.

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    Click on "Sail With Us" on the top menu to register for a Daysail. <[>Sail-a-thon, our International fundraising event

    Maiden Voyage in Vancouver, B.C. on TV

    At Heart of Sailing, summer is truly sailing by. a href="Check">http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=13038648">Check out this video: You think you know the faces of AUTISM??IDENTIFIED..

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    AWA Stars of the Day

    Aspie and Autie Heroines



    AWA would like to thank ~ HornDog Search Marketing and Brian Horn for their contribution of services for AWA Magazine. We are extremely grateful to their contribution and support!

    http://horndogsearch.com

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    MySpaceTV Videos: My Adventures with Aspergers by Traumata
    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids....

    Great explanation about a young woman with aspergers.



    Happy Birthday Wishes to AWA From UK
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqbH0uwCmnA

    Sion Simon, Member of Parliament for British Government professor Simon Baron-Cohen,

    Professor Digby Tantom

    Lucy Hawking (the daughter of professor Stephen Hawking)



    Capt Dave and Stephen
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_mcYwRpIkY

    Heart of Sailing Houston ~ Capt Dave and his crew Yvonne and Susan along with our guest Aspie Stephen and his family on the Gulf of Mexico




    Good Manners & the Golden Rule in the Office & Workplace 01
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7D5QZS1Ldo

    Learning Manners makes living and working in the world easier.





    The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - part 1
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ycu3JFRrA

    Temple Grandin ~ Autism Part One



    The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - part 2
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-iy7GNsmm0

    Temple Grandin ~ Part 2



    The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - part 3
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDWH_Sfnoc0

    Temple Grandin ~ Part 3



    The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - part 4
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epwa0zQ8jx8

    Temple Grandin ~ Part 4



    The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow - part 5
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aidkSBsyDlA

    Temple Grandin



    autism, sensory perception and agnosia by Donna Williams
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSmXLc4GNp0

    Donna Williams on her Autism



    From Autism to Artism by Donna Williams
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekW3IfEMf9w

    Donna Williams ~ Autie



    Video Response To AnthonyInAction
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZOAHolx0Xs

    An Aspie young woman.



    vlog 27: Aspergers, autism, and my childhood, Part I
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5_ODf7_QyA

    Your asperger daughter grown up. What will she say to you as a parent?



    vlog 27: Part II
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKDBs-_vfIk

    Growing up as an aspie girl...part 2

    ALL ASPIE AND AUTIE WOMEN! Geoff Sewell -Raising Autism awareness in NZ Geoff Sewell the Kiwi founder of AMICI Forever is raising awareness and money for Autism in New Zealand. s />What is the most important issue as

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    Vincent (Starry Starry Night) - Don McLean
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi_P8XwrSCU

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    Vincent Van Gogh is believed to have been an Aspie. His mother burned crates of paintings he sent to her;however, she lived to see him hailed as a genius.



    Jane Austen
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxdQUmbuIM8

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    Jane Austen is believed to be a female aspie.



    Emily Dickinson BY JackieW
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBapRFa2qU

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    Emily Dickinson is believed to have been an Aspie.

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