Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has Asperger’s, a diagnosis that an estimated 1 in 250 people will receive, according to the Asperger/Autism Network. But the way she’s broken the mold ...

It has been often said, or implied, that people with Asperger's don't feel emotion. Anyone who's known me through the years can testify that that is absolutely not true. As with many others with ...

In the book "Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna," Edith Sheffer writes about the doctor who first diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome. Sheffer tells NPR's Michel Martin how Hans ...

Shonda Schilling, the wife of retired Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, shares the story of her son Grant's struggle with Asperger's syndrome, and how it changed her family. In this excerpt from ...

As the comedians in Asperger’s Are Us are quick to tell you, their job is to make you laugh — not to send some kind of social message about autistic people. This was my main takeaway from an interview ...

Mark Duplass wasn’t sure, initially, that he’d be able to make his new docuseries “On Tour with Asperger’s Are Us” because it wasn’t about a murder. “If you’re watching a documentary series right now, ...

DETROIT – For Spencer Kelly, being an entrepreneur isn’t just a calling, it’s part of the elixir that changed his life. In just two years, Kelly, 17, has gone from starting Expedition Soap Co. in his ...

Every week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. Q. In too deep: I am non-neurotypical, diagnosed with Asperger’s when I was 9. I am now 32. For the ...

The Austrian doctor who first identified Asperger syndrome was an active proponent of the Nazi regime and its euthanasia program, a historian has revealed in a new study. In 1938, Hans Asperger first ...