Asperger's Syndrome
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
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General Discussion
Asperger's syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder. Children with this disorder experience the inability to understand the feelings of others, abnormal single-mindedness, lack of verbal skills, insensitivity to social cues, withdrawal and obsessive indulgence in special interests. Many clinicians believe that Asperger's syndrome is a sub-type of autism that is differentiated by a later onset (i.e., it is usually not recognized before 30 months of age) and by the fact that speech generally is not delayed, as it often is in children with autism. The exact cause of Asperger's syndrome is unknown.
Resources
PHP - Parents Helping Parents, Inc.
Sobrato Center For Nonprofits-San Jose
1400 Parkmoor Avenue
Suite 100
Sant Jose, CA 95126
USA
Tel: (408)727-5775
Fax: (408)286-1116
Tel: (866)747-4040
TDD: (408)727-5775
Email: info@php.com
Internet: http://www.php.com
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
Tel: (800)352-9424
TDD: (301)468-5981
Email: me20t@nih.gov
Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London, Intl EC1V 1NG
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7833 2299
Fax: 020 7833 9699
Email: nas@nas.org.uk
Internet: http://www.autism.org.uk
OASIS @ MAAP
P.O. Box 524
Crown Point, IN 46308
Tel: (219)662-1311
Fax: (219)662-0638
Email: info@maapservices.org
Internet: http://www.maapservices.org
University Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome Web Site
Email: cns@dircon.co.uk
Internet: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~cns/index.html
Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
Email: bkirby@udel.edu
Internet: http://www.aspergersyndrome.org
Organization For Anti-Convulsant Syndrome
PO Box 772
Pilling
Preston, Intl PR3 6WW
UK
Tel: 01253 790000
Fax: 01253 790000
Email: Janet.oacs@btinternet.com
Internet: http://www.oacs-uk.co.uk/
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: (920)336-5333
Fax: (920)339-0995
Tel: (877)336-5333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids)
3527 Fortuna Ranch Rd
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Tel: (858)395-5421
Fax: (858)756-0431
Email: info@celiackids.com
Internet: http://www.celiackids.com
New Horizons Un-Limited, Inc.
811 East Wisconsin Ave
Suite 937
Milwaukee, WI 53202
USA
Tel: (414)299-0124
Fax: (414)347-1977
Email: horizons@new-horizons.org
Internet: http://www.new-horizons.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Tel: (301)251-4925
Fax: (301)251-4911
Tel: (888)205-2311
TDD: (888)205-3223
Email: ordr@od.nih.gov
Internet: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/Default.aspx
Geneva Centre for Autism
112 Merton Street
Toronto, Ontario, M4S 2 Z8
Canada
Tel: 416-322-7877
Fax: 416-322-5894
Email: info@autism.net
Internet: www.autism.net
Autism Speaks
2 Park Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212)252-8584
Fax: (212)252-8676
Email: contactus@autismspeaks.org
Internet: http://www.autismspeaks.org
Global and Regional Asperger's Syndrome Partnership
666 Broadway, Suite 830
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (888)474-7277
Fax: (888)474-7277
Email: info@grasp.org
Internet: http://www.grasp.org
College Internship Program
17 Main St, Suite 1
Lee, MA 01238
Tel: (413)243-0710
Fax: (413)243-2517
Tel: (877)566-9247
Email: admissions@collegeinternshipprogram.com
Internet: http://www.collegeinternship porgram.com
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