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Synonyms of Asperger's Syndrome
- Asperger's Disorder
- Autism, Asperger's Type
Disorder Subdivisions
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.
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Organizations related to Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism Speaks
2 Park Avenue
11th Floor
New York NY 10016
Phone #: 212-252-8584
800 #: N/A
e-mail: contactus@autismspeaks.org
Home page: http://www.autismspeaks.org
- College Internship Program
17 Main St, Suite 1
Lee MA 01238
Phone #: 413-243-0710
800 #: 877-566-9247
e-mail: admissions@cipworldwide.org
Home page: http://www.collegeinternshipprogram.com
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-251-4925
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx
Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD
- Geneva Centre for Autism
112 Merton Street
Toronto, Ontario None M4S 2 Z8
Phone #: 416--32-2-7877
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@autism.net
Home page: http://www.autism.net
- Global and Regional Asperger's Syndrome Partnership
666 Broadway, Suite 830
New York NY 10012
Phone #: 888-474-7277
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@grasp.org
Home page: http://www.grasp.org
- MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
- National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London Intl EC1V 1NG
Phone #: 020- 78-33 2299
800 #: --
e-mail: nas@nas.org.uk
Home page: http://www.autism.org.uk
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda MD 20824
Phone #: 301-496-5751
800 #: 800-352-9424
e-mail: me20t@nih.gov
Home page: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- New Horizons Un-Limited, Inc.
811 East Wisconsin Ave
Suite 937
Milwaukee WI 53202
Phone #: 414-299-0124
800 #: N/A
e-mail: horizons@new-horizons.org
Home page: http://www.new-horizons.org
- OASIS @ MAAP
P.O. Box 524
Crown Point IN 46308
Phone #: 219-662-1311
800 #: --
e-mail: info@maapservices.org
Home page: http://www.maapservices.org
- Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
None
None None None
Phone #: --
800 #: --
e-mail: bkirby@udel.edu
Home page: http://www.aspergersyndrome.org
- Organization For Anti-Convulsant Syndrome
PO Box 772
Pilling
Preston Intl PR3 6WW
Phone #: 012-53 - 790000
800 #: N/A
e-mail: janet.oacs@o2.co.uk
Home page: http://www.oacs-uk.co.uk/
- PHP - Parents Helping Parents, Inc.
Sobrato Center For Nonprofits-San Jose
1400 Parkmoor Avenue
Suite 100
San Jose CA 95126
Phone #: 408-727-5775
800 #: 866-747-4040
e-mail: info@php.com
Home page: http://www.php.com
- R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids)
3527 Fortuna Ranch Rd
Encinitas CA 92024
Phone #: 858-395-5421
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@celiackids.com
Home page: http://www.celiackids.com
- University Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome Web Site
None
None None None
Phone #: --
800 #: --
e-mail: cns@dircon.co.uk
Home page: http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~cns/index.html
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