Summary Geek, nerd, the weird kid. Every schoolyard has a couple: the kids on the fringes who play alone and have obsessive interests in say astronomy or insects. It's painful for these kids who just don't fit in and for their families who aren't sure how to help. But we are now learning that this kind of behaviour could be a sign of a kind of high-functioning autism known as Asperger's syndrome. Thousands of adults may have grown up with Asperger's and not known it. It's tough to diagnose and wasn't even defined until the mid-90's. This special episode of Planet Parent looks at the impact Asperger's has on through the stories of several families with Asperger's kids and an adult who grew up with the syndrome. We talk to researchers and other experts on the origin of this mysterious disorder and the hunt for a cure. With Dr. Peter Szatmari of the Offard Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, geneticist Dr. Steve Scherer and social worker Dr. Kevin Stoddart.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Kate Tavender Monica Kim
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2004
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Telefactory
Summary Geek, nerd, the weird kid. Every schoolyard has a couple: the kids on the fringes who play alone and have obsessive interests in say astronomy or insects. It's painful for these kids who just don't fit in and for their families who aren't sure how to help. But we are now learning that this kind of behaviour could be a sign of a kind of high-functioning autism known as Asperger's syndrome. Thousands of adults may have grown up with Asperger's and not known it. It's tough to diagnose and wasn't even defined until the mid-90's. This special episode of Planet Parent looks at the impact Asperger's has on through the stories of several families with Asperger's kids and an adult who grew up with the syndrome. We talk to researchers and other experts on the origin of this mysterious disorder and the hunt for a cure. With Dr. Peter Szatmari of the Offard Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, geneticist Dr. Steve Scherer and social worker Dr. Kevin Stoddart.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2004
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Telefactory
