Social challenges and unusual behaviors or interests categorize all three conditions. These problems range from mild to severe, as no two people on the autism spectrum are alike. However, Asperger’s ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

During his appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL), entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk revealed that he has Asperger's syndrome. "I don't always have a lot of intonation or variation in how I ...

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the April/May 2010 issue of On the Minds of Moms. Statistics have been updated to reflect current data. One subject that is on the minds of moms (and ...

Asperger's syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder marked by challenges with social interactions and restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. Individuals with autism ...

Billionaire Elon Musk made his debut as host of Saturday Night Live earlier this month. And true to form, the Tesla and SpaceX founder started making news right in the opening monologue: "I don't ...

What's in a label? Everything, advocacy groups say. May 25, 2011— -- Eileen Parker was 41 years old when she discovered her quirky, misunderstood behavior had a name: Asperger's. The syndrome, ...

Two years ago, one of my students came to my office and told me that she wanted to major in psychology. It was her second try at Agnes Scott College, having dropped out a decade earlier. During that ...

Anthony Hopkins is calling bull on his wife’s armchair diagnosis. The acclaimed actor, 87, balked when his wife, Stella Arroyave, suggested he has Asperger’s Syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder on ...

While the Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has never confirmed his diagnosis publicly, his daughter Phoebe Gates recently said on Call Her Daddy podcast that her father has Asperger's syndrome. “For ...