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12 Sep 2007, 11:34 am

Where do you guys learn about autism and AS? Who are the experts on this condition? I guess Dr. Asperger would probably be one of them. Who understands AS the best in terms of physical and genetic causes?



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12 Sep 2007, 11:42 am

Doctor Asperger doesnt do much thinking on the matter anymore.

Tony Attwood, Simon Baron-Cohen are first and foremost. I enjoy Juanita P. Lovetts writing, and you cannot go wrong reading anything by Famous Autist/Aspie Temple Grandin. Start with her.



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12 Sep 2007, 11:43 am

I think Tony Attwood might be high on the list

I don't like the word expert though
ex = 'has been'
spurt = 'drip under pressure'


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12 Sep 2007, 11:47 am

Uta Frith has written quite a lot as well as Lorna Wing. There's another researcher called Christopher Gillberg who is very undeserving of his recognition on the other hand, though much of that has turned into notoriety today.



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12 Sep 2007, 11:53 am

alexbeetle wrote:
I think Tony Attwood might be high on the list

I don't like the word expert though
ex = 'has been'
spurt = 'drip under pressure'


Actually, "ex" in Latin means "from."
Apparently "expert" comes from the Latin "experire", which means "to try, to test."



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12 Sep 2007, 12:10 pm

Fedaykin wrote:
There's another researcher called Christopher Gillberg who is very undeserving of his recognition on the other hand, though much of that has turned into notoriety today.


Thats interesting. Share some of the nonsense he is spouting?



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12 Sep 2007, 12:12 pm

Fuzzy wrote:
Fedaykin wrote:
There's another researcher called Christopher Gillberg who is very undeserving of his recognition on the other hand, though much of that has turned into notoriety today.


Thats interesting. Share some of the nonsense he is spouting?


I'll see if I can find the thread I made about him.

Found it: http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... c&p=778444



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12 Sep 2007, 12:21 pm

Thanks Fedaykin



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12 Sep 2007, 1:17 pm

Dr Robert Schapira, if anyone is in the south of England and needs help this is the man. London Based



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12 Sep 2007, 2:39 pm

LostInSpace wrote:
alexbeetle wrote:
I think Tony Attwood might be high on the list

I don't like the word expert though
ex = 'has been'
spurt = 'drip under pressure'


Actually, "ex" in Latin means "from."
Apparently "expert" comes from the Latin "experire", which means "to try, to test."


it was a joke not a derivation... :D


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12 Sep 2007, 2:53 pm

am think that many people on the spectrum are experts more than some of the ones who have got certificates,it would be good if there was some way these people could be given jobs to assess and diagnose people who might be on the spectrum,as there is a big shortage of autism and asperger specialists in the UK at least.



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12 Sep 2007, 3:43 pm

I would hesitate in saying there's really any all-rounder experts. There's many "experts" but they are divided into their respective fields. Some are more experienced in working with auties; but then there are those who don't really know the human side of ASC but know the neuroanatomy/chemistry or genetics very well.

It depends on what field you mean by "expert". Many of the names though already mentioned tend to be more familiar with the human side of ASC because they've worked with so many of us, although at the same time Drs. Frith and Baron-Cohen are also heavily involved in cognitive research as well.


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12 Sep 2007, 5:51 pm

Luke Jackson is definately good at what he does too - must be 19 now I think...
Very knowledgable guy, and certainly knows a lot about aspergers.


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12 Sep 2007, 6:18 pm

the internet is the only expert you need to know



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12 Sep 2007, 7:06 pm

Thanks folks!



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12 Sep 2007, 7:39 pm

Two questions-

1.) Which book is mostly designed to talk about FEMALE aspies?

2.) Is AlexBeetle the same as Alex our WP administrator?