‘New Zealand’ Archive
The Evidence-Based Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder
The development of the Evidence-Based Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder is a significant cross-government project. The Guideline will be for anyone supporting or working with a people with autism, such as professionals or family members, who will be guided by what is known as ‘best practice’ according to internationally peer reviewed research. For those with […]
And now …
Anyone who was at the launch of A Perfect World on Monday night will tell you that “Billy Glish” — David Cohen’s old school friend Bill English — gave a soulful and eloquent speech about the challenges faced by families for whom autism is a daily reality. His observation that the book gave lie to […]
Welcome to humans
Welcome to humans*.
I first heard of Asperger Syndrome in 1995. The last line in an educational psychologist’s report on our older son, Jimmy — who, according to his kindergarten teachers, seemed to have “trouble processing information” — read “ADD or AS”.
I knew what ADD was, and I knew that wasn’t Jimmy. But “AS”?
“Asperger Syndrome,” said […]