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| Attwood, Tony. ''Asperger's Syndrome. A Guide for Parents and Professionals.'' London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998. Foreword by Lorna Wing. ISBN 1853025571. | Attwood, Tony. ''Asperger's Syndrome. A Guide for Parents and Professionals.'' London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998. Foreword by Lorna Wing. ISBN 1853025571. | ||
| ==Claim that ''Star Trek'' Fans Have Asperger Syndrome== | |||
| In a talk at the Queen's Road Baptist Church in ], ], given on ], Dr. Attwood made the flat statement "I do say that Star Trek conventions are reunions for people with Asperger's." He made a similar claim to the ] the Ellsworth (Maine) ''American'' on ], saying "Star Trek conventions are secret reunions for people with Asperger's Syndrome." . | |||
| These statements, made four years apart, give the impression of being a mass diagnosis of thousands of people (whom Dr. Attwood has presumably never met) of having a ] merely because they are fans of a particular television program. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| * by Stephen Fay, Ellsworth (Maine) ''American'', July 29, 2004, retrieved December 23, 2005 | |||
| * by Tony Attwood, May 2, 2000, bottom of page 3/top of page 4, retrieved January 12, 2006. | |||
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Tony Attwood (born 1952 in Birmingham, United Kingdom) British psychologist who lives in Queensland, Australia, and author of several books on Asperger's Syndrome. His most famous book — listed below — provides information on diagnosis, problems of social relations, sensory issues, motor control and other typical issues which face people with Asperger's and their support networks.
Book
Attwood, Tony. Asperger's Syndrome. A Guide for Parents and Professionals. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998. Foreword by Lorna Wing. ISBN 1853025571.
Claim that Star Trek Fans Have Asperger Syndrome
In a talk at the Queen's Road Baptist Church in Coventry, England, given on May 2, 2000, Dr. Attwood made the flat statement "I do say that Star Trek conventions are reunions for people with Asperger's." He made a similar claim to the newspaper the Ellsworth (Maine) American on July 29, 2004, saying "Star Trek conventions are secret reunions for people with Asperger's Syndrome." .
These statements, made four years apart, give the impression of being a mass diagnosis of thousands of people (whom Dr. Attwood has presumably never met) of having a pervasive developmental disorder merely because they are fans of a particular television program.
External links
- Tony Attwood's web site. Includes autobiographical information
- "About Asperger's" by Stephen Fay, Ellsworth (Maine) American, July 29, 2004, retrieved December 23, 2005
- "Workshop for Partners of People with Asperger's Syndrome" by Tony Attwood, May 2, 2000, bottom of page 3/top of page 4, retrieved January 12, 2006.
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