Daniel Wendler's Successful Story

How can we make sure everyone has a community where they feel accepted ? For many people -- the awkward, the shy, or the simply misunderstood -- life is a lonely experience, and good friends are hard to come by. Daniel Wendler experienced this firsthand. He has Asperger's Syndrome, which is a neurological condition that prevented him from learning social skills naturally. Without the social skills to make friends or defend himself from bullies, Daniel grew up an outcast. However, Daniel did not let his challenges define him. When he realized...

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Observe Turnoff Signal from Facial Expressions

  In "The unwritten Rules of Social Relationships" by Temple Grandin: “Being able to gauge when I'm turning someone off means being able to read their facial cues and body language to some extent. This was a skill I had to develop in myself; it wasn't automatic for me, nor is it for most people with ASD. It's an important source of information and situational clues, and is a teachable skill. Lots of good books and materials are on the market today that address this issue in a concrete and fun way.” Some of the turnoff signals: If...

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Strategy Consulting Fee

We are a team of strategy consultant, social worker, church leaders, theoretical physicist and clinical psychologist who have years of experience working with Aspies to equip them with the necessary social skills to be accepted and successful in their own community and derive strategic plans to help them fulfill God's plan in their life.    Current psychology theory is based on normal people.  Aspies generally has a different thinking process, therefore it is very important that they are consulted by experts who truly know their...

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Interview w/ Tony Attwood about autism in women and girls

Posted in Uncategorized by Tera on November 11, 2010 This is a transcript of Autism Women’s Network’s November 2, 2010 interview with Dr. Tony Attwood about autism in girls and women. [Music] Sharon daVanport: Good day, and welcome to AWN radio. We are the Autism Women’s Network on Blogtalk. I am your host, Sharon daVanport, and today is Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Thank you for joining us for this special broadcast with Dr. Tony Attwood. We’re pleased that he could stop by and visit us here on the show before...

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Mindfulness In Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Guest post by: Dr. Annelies Spek. She writes at : Autism and Minfulness.org Information about the author: Dr. Annelies Spek is clinical psychologist and senior researcher at the adult autism center in the southof the Netherlands (Eindhoven). Her Ph D thesis was entitled: cognitive profiles of adults with high functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger syndrome. Now she examines the effects of treatment in adults with autism. She also gives lectures about diagnosis and treatment in adults with autism. Furthermore, she gives mindfulness...

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Survival Mechanism

Most people in the autism spectrum have obsessive and compulsive disorder which is a survival mechanism for the anxiety caused by the social deficits.  The obsessive interest acts as a thought blocker to block the negative thoughts that causes anxiety.  The compulsive disorder enforces rigidity and routine which reduces anxiety because uncertainty and risk produces anxiety.  Therefore, whenever the Aspie is under a stressful situation (e.g. chronic unemployment), the autistic traits becomes more seve...

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由人格障礙到精神病的故事

Positive feedback from a student using government service: http://forum7.hkgolden.com/view.aspx?type=SY&message=2121217&page=1 同好多小朋友一樣，細細個我有一個開心的童年 之後到左12歲開始發育開始都變得好奇怪，例如我唔鐘意同人有親密的關系(例如要女朋友), 唔鐘意同人合作，成日獨來獨往，好閉固同多疑，根住又成日好多野諗，一時好hyper又好depressed，一時又好想喊一時又成日發牌氣，但依d問題都係困擾左我，但我都handle到，例如讀書都ok，集中到精神上堂，但係到左中六因為AL，壓力好大，同埋我搞一個國際型的活動，以前的病症就變得嚴重，例如會不斷諗同一樣野，做唔到決定，集中唔到精神，又驚得罪人而個個人害我，上堂開始聽唔到書，無咩自信，情緒低落，最緊要呢，係夜晚太緊張訓唔到覺，無咩食欲同性慾，(以前我差唔多晚晚都J，但竟然係個陣完全無mood) ，覺得人生無咩意義同成日胃痛，成績又差左 之後呢，我就頂唔順，諗住睇精神科，初初就唔識邊到有精神科，完全無接觸過，中學個陣每年都有身體檢查，唯有去左健康院同個度的醫生傾傾，睇下點解決(其實我去個時係寫明話要檢察J,...

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Aspie Sharing

Dear Aspies, Don't worry about alienating the already alienated.  We get it. Tony Attwood: People with Aspergers don't suffer from Aspergers, they suffer from other people . The darkest hour is just before the dawn. "The important thing is not how long you live, it's what you accomplish with your life. While I live, I want to shine. I want to prove that I exist." --- Grovyle, (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky). ...

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My Special Interest

Psychology (Asperger, Personality Disorders)  (Start from 2004) Strategy  (start from 2004) OTC derivatives (Equities and FX Accumulators, ELN, Range Accrual)  (start from 2007) Investment Management Interior Design Fashion...

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Successful and Favourite Aspies

Successful Aspies: Temple Grandin Clay Marzo Marzo was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism, in December 2007.[13] Until then, his unconventional behavior at home and on the pro-circuit was often misunderstood by those around him. Marzo didn't connect well at school or with fans or sponsors, he didn't play by the expected rules at surf competitions, and he was known for being painfully honest. Marzo is intensely focused on his...

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