Is Asperger Syndrome Necessarily Viewed as a Disability?.

Baron-Cohen, Simon

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ERIC Number: EJ655491

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Is Asperger Syndrome Necessarily Viewed as a Disability?

Baron-Cohen, Simon

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, v17 n3 p186-91 Fall 2002

This article considers whether Asperger syndrome (AS) should necessarily be viewed as a disability or as a difference. It concludes that "difference" is a more neutral and fair description. A model (the emphasizing-systemizing model) is summarized that attempts to define in what way individuals with AS are different. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Empathy, Individual Differences, Labeling (of Persons), Social Bias, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue on Asperger Syndrome.