ASPIE STRATEGY

My name is Cary Terra, LMFT and I am a psychotherapist in practice in Seattle, WA. In graduate school I received much training in working w...

Most of us familiar with the basic symptoms associated with Asperger Disorder understand that people with Asperger’s often seem hypersensiti...

A poem written by an adult with Asperger's was shared with me. It follows: i have built and live in all around me a castle made of...

As many of us have, I’ve often noticed couples in which one partner has Asperger’s struggle greatly with communication, especially when disc...

In my private practice I’ve noticed a trend. Around November, old, current and new clients call wanting to schedule sessions to talk about ...

Adults with Asperger's often have difficulties modulating appropriate eye contact. Because many do not pick up the skill automatically,...

Imagine a couple, Sarah and Simon, talked together about a recent spat. As they revisited their argument, Sarah asked Simon, "Why did ...

"Congratulations," the psychologist said to his 11 year-old client, "you have Asperger's." Today, being diagnosed as...

Back in 1980, American psychotherapist David Burns published a book which has remained a therapy standard since. Feeling Good: The New Mood...

FREE Listen to NPR's interview with Tim Page, author of Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's. http://www.npr.org/te...

Asperger's Disorder is just that - a disorder. Or is it? A new wave of people determined to own - and enjoy - their Asperger's statu...

When I ride the bus I am struck with just how different the riders look from how they might have looked just ten years ago. Of course I am ...

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's is John Elder Robison's funny and poignant account of his own experience of Asperger'...

What is central coherence, and how can different drives for central coherence affect communication? Allow me to share a vignette: Shari and ...

Back in 2006, researcher teams in the USA and Germany teamed up to assess empathy in adults with Asperger's. Their findings were publis...

The couple was in the midst of a heated argument. "Please stop looking at me like a dead cod fish!" Believe it or not, statements ...

In my psychotherapy practice, I often receive referrals for couples dealing with one partner's real or suspected diagnosis of Asperger S...

Daniel Tammet, author of Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind , describes his life with high-functioning autistic ...