What's in a label? Everything, advocacy groups say. May 25, 2011— -- Eileen Parker was 41 years old when she discovered her quirky, misunderstood behavior had a name: Asperger's. The syndrome, ...

The father of the Sandy Hook shooter doesn’t believe his son's Asperger’s condition is what drove him to commit the massacre in the Newton, Conn., school and suspects other mental-health issues were a ...

Some children with Asperger's Syndrome, a milder form of autism, may go undiagnosed for years. The behaviors can be difficult for families, especially for siblings. One person decided to put his ...

Asperger’s Syndrome has been a part of IT for as long as there’s been IT. So why aren’t we doing better by the Aspies among us? Editor’s note: This story, and the underlying topic, was the focus of a ...

While there may seem to be an upwards trend in the number of children with this disorder, it is more likely due to expansion of its clinical criteria.

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the April/May 2010 issue of On the Minds of Moms. Statistics have been updated to reflect current data. One subject that is on the minds of moms (and ...

Esther came across a crumpled up-paper on the floor of the den. Curious, she straightened it out. It was a poem, in her daughter Shana’s handwriting. “If You But Dared,” the title read. Tears of ...

Allysia Finley’s column “What’s Behind the Rise in Autism Diagnoses” (Life Science, March 10) leaves out what may be the biggest culprit: the 2013 inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an “autism spectrum ...

In the 27 years I have been alive, people have stared at me, teased me, called me names, yelled at me, followed me, run away from me, and, on the internet, begged me not to have children because the ...

Phoebe Gates appears to have revealed that her father, Bill Gates, has “Asperger’s syndrome.” During this week’s episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, host Alex Cooper asked the 22-year-old daughter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dear Abby advises a woman who doesn't know if she should confront her new husband about having Asperger's. DEAR ABBY: I’ve been ...

Daniel, a 32-year-old, has spent life since a traumatic event largely confined to his room. Suffering from PTSD, anxiety, insomnia and Asperger's, most of Daniel's interaction with the outside world ...