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For Educators

• Asperger's Syndrome Guide for Teachers - This very excellent "letter" is for parents to use for their child's teacher and was written by the parents of the OASIS Asperger Syndrome Forum, Compiled and Edited by Elly Tucker ^pop
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• Educational Implications: Ideas For Classroom Management - Sample IEP and ARD Documents, Educational and Disability Law Resources, Adaptive Physical Education Resources, Teaching Tips For AS and HFA Children and Papers, Online Support Message Board Forum For Educators, and more at OASIS. ^pop
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• Understanding the Student With Asperger's Syndrome: Guidelines for Teachers - by Karen Williams University of Michigan Medical Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital.
  Located in the extensive OASIS resources, this article suggests programming techniques to help the Asperger student as well as those around them. ^pop
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• Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge - Articles and information concerning Asperger and staff/support training ^pop
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General Information

• PDD Information Pages - Asperger's Syndrome - This is a section of Yale Child Study Center Developmental Disabilities Clinic & Research Home Page. There is a description of the disorder's origins, Guidelines for Assessment and Diagnosis, and Guidelines for Treatment and Intervention ^pop
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• NINDS Asperger Syndrome Information Page - Asperger Syndrome information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). ^pop
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• Asperger Syndrome - by by Barb Durso, MD
  This article located at KeepKidsHealth.com includes a description of the disorder, a reading list and a short list of web resources. ^pop
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• How is Social Anxiety Different Than...Asperger's Disorder? - This article from the Social Anxiety Institute describes the difference between social anxiety and Aspergers though it probably should be titled "why Asperger Syndrome isn't Social Anxiety" ^pop
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Message Boards and Chat Rooms

• Aspergers & ASD UK Online Forum - This is a discussion forum which will be of particular interest to UK parents/carers and friends of anyone with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. A place to discuss the UK schooling system, care system, and diagnosis steps. Most of all, to seek advice and share experiences and not to feel alone. ^pop
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News and Magazine Articles

• Asperger syndrome: a clinical account - Lorna Wing, from the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
  This article is posted with permission from Cambridge University Press on the website of The National Autistic Society (Surrey Branch) ^pop
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• Asperger Syndrome - This was written by Rosalyn Lord on behalf of CASSEL a support group in East Lancashire. It's aim is to give a parent's perspective on Asperger syndrome with ideas on how to help and understand our special children. It draws on many years of personal, practical experience and the desire to help guide newly diagnosed families to a better understanding of the problem, without the use of difficult terminology and jargon. ^pop
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• Articles About Autism - By Stephen M. Shore
  This page is part of the Asperger Syndrome: Writer's Corner at OASIS. Mr. Shore talks about finding a job, his own Asperger story and a "typical day in the life" of an Asperger Syndrome person. ^pop
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• Especially for Grandparents of Children With Asperger Syndrome - By Nancy Mucklow
  Your grandchild has been diagnosed with AS. This article is pointed directly at the grandparent of the AS child and some of the confusion and questions the grandparent may have. ^pop
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• What The DMS IV means to me....   by a Woman with AS - This article over at OASIS talks about what it's like to have Asperger's Syndrome. To give an idea about growing up with AS and a better understanding of the DSM criteria, she has pulled out some letters and articles that she's written and grouped them with her understanding of the diagnostic criteria. ^pop
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Personal HomePages

• Ooops... Wrong Planet! Syndrome -
  A family affected by both Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Their story, links and other information. ^pop
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• Living with an Asperger Child - Manchester, UK
  Steve Nichol talks about his Asperger child - his birth, early development and experiences. And a little about how he and his wife feel. ^pop
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• KJP's Aspergers Syndrome Page and Other Things - This site is about how having AS has affected my life and the virtues and deficiencies it has brought to it. It also covers many other subjects as well. ^pop
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• Aspergers syndrome - AKA the geek syndrome - all about Aspergers syndrome ^pop
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• Jane Meyerding's home page - Personal page of a middle-aged woman diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (autism). ^pop
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State and National Organizations

• Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States, Inc. - Formerly known as ASPEN of America, Inc.
  The mission of the Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States (ASC-U.S.) is to enable individuals with AS and related disorders to realize their potential. ^pop
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Support Groups and Organizations

• Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S. (ASC-US) - We are a national non-profit organization committed to providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on Asperger Syndrome and related conditions, including: Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) High Functioning Autism (HFA) Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD) Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder Hyperlexia ^pop
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