AS Partners - A support group for spouses or partners of people with Asperger Syndrome. Learn about the characteristics which affect personal relationships and family dynamics.
Asperger Planet - Support and information for parents and educators.
Asperger Syndrome Support Forum - This moderated messageboard/chatroom support forum is open to parents of children with AS, adults with AS and professionals who work with them. This is a sign up page for delphi.
Asperger's Conversations - An audio and text weblog on Asperger's Syndrome maintained by a college professor/psychologist who specializes in this area.
Asperger's Disorder - How this disorder affects children, adolescents and adults and treatment options. Authored by Carol E. Watkins, M.D.
Asperger's Syndrome - Brief introduction to this condition on the high functioning edge of the autistic spectrum and links to other resources. Javascript required to view.
Asperger's Syndrome Support Network - Volunteer-run organisation organizes social and educational activities for families, children, siblings, adults with Asperger's Syndrome, carers and professionals.
Aspergia.com - Offers advice centered on the idea that Asperger's Syndrome is a special state of mind rather than a disease. Features information, discussion boards, mailing list, and contact details.
ASPFI - Asperger Foundation International - Funds and disseminates evidence-based research that identifies causes, effective interventions and supports for individuals with Asperger Syndrome.
Aspie.com - A resource site for Asperger's Syndrome by AS author Liane Holliday Willey.
ASPIRES - An on-line resource for spouses and family members of adults diagnosed or suspected to be on the autistic spectrum.
FAAAS - Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome - A support group that is aimed at the families of those afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome. Especially those whose relative has not been correctly diagnosed until they are well into adulthood.
MAAP - A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and advice to families of More advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger's syndrome, and Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD).
OASIS: Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support - Includes research papers, support groups, clinicians, research projects, educational resources, message board/chatroom, and contributions from individuals and families.
Tony Attwood - Resources, information on Dr. Attwood's presentation schedule, messages and issues related to Asperger's Syndrome, and papers he has written on related topics.
NPR : Autism Movement Seeks Acceptance, Not Cures - Story about autism self-advocacy groups that push for acceptance of the condition, not "cures". Much of the focus is on people with Asperger's. [12:26 streaming audio broadcast] (June 26, 2006)
NPR : Camp Teaches Autistic Children How to Fit In - A summer camp in Washington, D.C. is teaching some people with mild forms of autism the social skills that come naturally to most people. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports. [5:29 Realaudio broadcast] (August 16, 2004)
NPR : Michael John Carley on Asperger's Syndrome - Carley is the executive director of GRASP, The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership. In 2000, he and his then 4-year-old son were diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. GRASP works to educate the public about the disorder. (May 5, 2004)
NPR : Dr. Fred Volkmar on Asperger's Syndrome - Terry Gross inverviews Fred Volkmar. In the early 1990s, Volkmar led the team that helped develop the definition of autism used by the American Psychiatric Assoc. [32:06 streaming audio broadcast] (May, 2004)
NPR : Children's Book Writer and Illustrator Mark Haddon - Haddon has written his first novel for adults, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The narrator of the story is an autistic teenager who is obsessed with Sherlock Holmes and who must prove his innocence when a neighborhood dog is killed. Haddon lives in England and teaches creative writing for the Arvon Foundation and for Oxford University. Terry Gross discusses the book with the author. [19:27 Realaudio broadcast] (June 26, 2003)
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