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Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also ...
High-functioning autism is characterized by features similar to those of Asperger syndrome. The defining characteristic recognized by psychologists is a significant delay in the development of early speech and language skills, before the age of three years. [ 12] The diagnostic criteria of Asperger syndrome exclude a general language delay.
Hans Asperger. Asperger syndrome ( AS ), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a term formerly used to describe a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. [ 5]
December 9, 2023 at 4:38 PM. Holly Madison Denise Truscello/WireImage. Holly Madison recently learned that she is on the autism spectrum. “I’ve been suspicious of it for a while because my mom ...
More adult women have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum in recent years, however, as women present their autism differently than men. A 2022 study in the “Children” journal concluded that ...
The Real Boy: Anne Ursu USA [186] 2013 Harriet Manners Geek Girl: Holly Smale [q] England: Harriet is never described as autistic in any of the six books, but Smale has retroactively labelled her as such after being diagnosed with autism herself. [187] [187] 2014 Rose Howard Rain Reign: Ann M. Martin USA [188] 2014 Kurt Bacon Isla and the ...
Gunilla Gerland (born 1963) is a Swedish author and lecturer on the topic of autism. [1] Her written works include Secrets to Success for Professionals in the Autism Field: An Insider's Guide to Understanding the Autism Spectrum, the Environment and Your Role and her autobiography A Real Person: Life on the Outside .
Lorna Gladys Wing OBE FRCPsych (7 October 1928 – 6 June 2014) was an English psychiatrist. She was a pioneer in the field of childhood developmental disorders, who advanced understanding of autism worldwide, introduced the term Asperger syndrome in 1976 [1] and was involved in founding the National Autistic Society (NAS) in the UK.