High-functioning autism isn’t an official medical diagnosis, but is often used to pin down a complicated set of behaviours. Yet the term itself is not without controversy.

where children may be completely ‘non-verbal’, (i.e. don’t talk at all), to ‘Aspergers Syndrome’ or ‘High Functioning Autism’ which can be harder to diagnose as children may appear ...

People with high-functioning autism/Asperger's often have difficulty ... Treatments for Asperger's are primarily aimed at teaching social and communication skills. Social skills training focuses ...

According to the National Autistic Society, by age 11 just one-fifth of girls with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism have been correctly diagnosed, compared with half of boys.

On this day, he is evaluating six year old Mathew Walsh, who was diagnosed in the spring of 2005 with Asbergers, a high functioning form of autism. Steven Parker, MD The thing that really ...

special education, social work, behavior analysis, occupational therapy and physical therapy, to provide high-quality assessments for families in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The services offered ...

He has extensive experience working within higher education settings with college ... and professionals who struggle with high functioning autism, as well as those that believe that they are ...