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Lorna Gladys Tolchard was born at Gillingham, Kent, to Royal Navy engineer Bernard Newberry Tolchard (1898–1968) and Gladys Ethel (died 1962), née Whittell. [1] [2] Following education at Chatham Grammar School for Girls, she commenced medical training at University College Hospital in 1949.
Edith Rachel Merritt Schaeffer (née Seville; November 3, 1914 – March 30, 2013) was a Christian author and co-founder of L'Abri, a Christian organization which hosts guests. [1] She was the wife of Francis Schaeffer , and the mother of Frank Schaeffer and three other children.
Geek Girl: Holly Smale [r] England: Harriet is never described as autistic in any of the six books, but Smale has retroactively labelled her as such after being diagnosed as autistic herself. [201] [201] 2014 Rose Howard Rain Reign: Ann M. Martin USA [202] 2014 Kurt Bacon Isla and the Happily Ever After: Stephanie Perkins USA [203] 2014
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Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome is a non-fiction book written by American author Rudy Simone. It was published in 2010 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. The book is about women and girls who have Asperger syndrome and their experiences. It was written to help girls and women who have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
Asperger's 1940 work, Autistic psychopathy in childhood, [9] found that four of the 200 children studied [10] had difficulty with integrating themselves socially. Although their intelligence levels appeared normal, the children lacked nonverbal communication skills, failed to demonstrate empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy.
Johann Friedrich Karl Asperger (/ ˈ æ s p ɜːr ɡ ər /, German: [hans ˈʔaspɛɐ̯ɡɐ]; 18 February 1906 – 21 October 1980 [1]) was an Austrian physician.Noted for his early studies on atypical neurology, specifically in children, he is the namesake of the former autism spectrum disorder Asperger syndrome.
Greta Thunberg has revealed how being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome has shaped her approach to the climate crisis, saying “it’s helped me see through a lot of the bullshit”.