Friday, March 28, 2008

Asperger's: My Life as an Earthbound Alien

Great article from cnn.com: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/28/autism.essay/index.html

Story Highlights
Woman says Asperger's syndrome diagnosis at 48 helped explain "otherness"
People with Asperger's are often ultra-focused on sometimes obscure topics
With intensified senses she's ultra-attuned to lights, noise, textures, and smells
Asperger's syndrome is one of the autism spectrum disorders

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jackie, thank you for sharing this intriguing article! There are so many ways to feel isolated and this woman's story was illuminating to me. I loved how she ended by saying how grateful she is for heightened senses...maggie

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