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EXPLAINING THE DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome must be explained as soon as possible and preferably before inappropriate compensatory reactions are developed. The child is then likely to achieve self-acceptance, without unfair comparisons to other children, and be less … Continue reading →

Brazil – Acre (Rio Branco) January 22-24, 2022 I flew from Boa Vista via Manaus and Brazilia to Rio Branco arriving after midnight and slept in the airport. Everyone wonders about Amazon deforestation. Basically, little is visible from the ground … Continue reading →

A thorough review of history shows that autistic people have always been part of the human community, though they have been relegated to the margins of society. For most of the twentieth century, they were hidden behind a welter of … Continue reading →

Brazil – Amazonas Central and South (Manaus, Coari, Humaita) Day 4, 5, 6 On January 17, I flew on Azul Air from Belem to Santarem, Para Inland state arriving at 1:55, got my luggage, and tried to find a taxi … Continue reading →

They are strangely impenetrable and difficult to fathom. Their emotional life remains a closed book. Hans Asperger (1944) Many different types of psychotherapy have been used with children and adults with Asperger’s syndrome. Traditional psychoanalytical psychotherapy This has very little to … Continue reading →

Many of those who marry show tensions and problems in their marriage. Hans Asperger (1944) Many men and women with AS develop intimate personal relationships and become life-long partners. For such relationships to begin, both parties would have initially found … Continue reading →

We can see in the autistic person, far more clearly than with any normal child, a predestination for a particular profession from the earliest youth. A particular line of work often grows naturally out of their special abilities. Hans Asperger … Continue reading →

The motive behind writing this book was primarily two-fold – to increase my personal understanding of how my brain is wired and thinks differently, and to hopefully help others with AS understand themselves. Googling High-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome only found autistic … Continue reading →

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 211 million people, Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country by area and the sixth-most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed … Continue reading →

Most travelers pride themselves and make an attempt to learn some of every language in the country they are traveling in. The locals appreciated any attempt to speak their language – at least to be able to make greetings and … Continue reading →