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  • Planet Parent Asperger's Syndrome Special (Season 6, Episode 23)
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Planet Parent

Asperger's Syndrome Special (Season 6, Episode 23)
TV Episode | Documentary
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 ...See moreGeek, 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. Written by Joe Woodward See less
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Director
Alison Bruce
Composer
Geoff Bennett
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Updated Sep 1, 2004
Release date
Sep 1, 2004 (Canada)

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Planet Parent (2001)
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