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14-year-old autistic adolescent in sensory withdrawal (or shutdown). Autistic individuals are often victims of violence, including bullying, abuse, sexual assault and criminal acts. [ 1] Violence can be physical or verbal, [ 2] as illustrated by the frequent use of the word "autistic" as an insult. [ 3][ 4] Autistic people, like many people ...
On September 4, 2020, Linden Cameron, an unarmed 13-year-old autistic boy, [ 8][ 9] was shot and seriously injured by Matthew Farillas, a police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cameron was shot at eleven times by Farillas after Cameron ran from his house during a mental breakdown. [ 10] In 2022, the family and the city agreed to settle their ...
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.
Asperger's is on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. According to KTVK, it was Samson's ability to help calm her down that melted hearts. The pup was a rescue dog, and Jacobs trained ...
Robert Alan Durst (April 12, 1943 – January 10, 2022) was an American real estate heir and convicted murderer. The conviction is now vacated due to California law. The eldest son of New York City real estate magnate Seymour Durst, he garnered attention as a suspect in the unsolved 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen McCormack; the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, Susan Berman ...
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]
Tony Attwood in 2020. Anthony John Attwood (born 9 February 1952) is a British psychologist notable for his work on Asperger syndrome. He resides in Queensland, Australia, where he is an Associate Professor at Griffith University. [ 2][ 3][ 4]
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.