Hi all,
I haven't had a chance to look at this yet, so can't vouch for it in any way. But it might be a
useful resource!
Katya Hosking
Cardiff University
Understanding Asperger Syndrome: A Professor's Guide
The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) released Understanding Asperger Syndrome: A
Professor's Guide, a 12-minute video for use by college students with Asperger Syndrome as a tool to
educate their professors, teaching assistants, and others about the disorder. OAR produced the DVD
in cooperation with the Global Regional Asperger Syndrome Project (GRASP) and Pace University in New
York thanks to a grant from the Schwallie Family Foundation. The video is available now for viewing
and download at no cost on OAR's Web site, www.researchautism.org/resources/AspergerDVDSeries.asp .
"The idea behind this series," said Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., OAR's president, "is to have
adults with Asperger Syndrome in effect teach what it means to be an adult with the disorder."
To that end, the video features two people with Asperger Syndrome, Michael John Carley from
GRASP and Kiriana Cownesage, a doctoral student at NYU. Dr. Gerhardt also appears, providing
information on "reasonable accommodations" in the college classroom. In addition to being posted on
OAR's Web site, OAR will post it on YouTube.com and produce DVDs to be available upon request via
the Web site by early June.
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