Dec 29th, 2008 · Each year, about one child in every 150 is diagnosed with autism. Eleven-year-old Andrew Skillings has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism. Andrew's older sister, Marissa, talks about how she copes with her brother's meltdowns — and how she protects him from the other kids.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Roger Diehl, a college freshman with Asperger's, and his mother, Sita Diehl, weigh in on what parents and education specialists can do to help kids with learning disabilities or mental illness make a strong transition to college.
Jun 2nd, 2008 · Ari Ne'eman is president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and has Asperger's Syndrome. Ne'eman is part of a movement redefining autism as a different way of being rather than a disease.
Mar 30th, 2008 · Bram Cohen, 26, wrote a groundbreaking program called BitTorrent. Affected by Asperger's Disorder, he says he sometimes needs his friends to remind him what's socially appropriate.
Aug 13th, 2007 · Tim Page, a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic, describes living with Asperger's syndrome in his article "Parallel Play" in the Aug. 20 edition of The New Yorker. He talks with Robert Siegel about learning to live with Asperger's.
Feb 13th, 2007 · In an affluent suburb of Boston, a community is asking tough questions following the murder of one high school student by another. The student charged in the fatal stabbing, John Odgren, suffers from Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism.
Feb 13th, 2007 · Jon Hamilton and Madeleine Brand talk about Asperger Syndrome, whom it affects, and what forms of medical and social treatments are available.
Mar 17th, 2006 · Joshua Littman was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, when he was 5. When he was 9, he joined MENSA. Recently, Joshua, 12, wrote a list of questions to ask his mother.