Understanding the science of autism (The Daily of the University of Washington)
A difficult part about having a child with Asperger Syndrome, commonly referred to as Asperger’s, a mild form of autism, is getting a diagnosis.
“We knew all along, but we didn’t know what to call it,” Kathy Vincent said of her son Connor.
Just before Connor entered junior high, his parents decided to take him to the UW Autism Center, where he was diagnosed with Asperger’s. Kathy began to suspect Connor had autism, after reading a story on autism in a magazine.
Even though the center didn’t make social skills classes available to the Vincents, the diagnosis made all the difference.
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05 Dec 2007, 10:48 am
