Asperger Syndrome

Daughter, boyfriend indicted in Howard blogger's killing

2013-05-23 15:33:00

A 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend arrested in the killing of her father in his Ellicott City home this month were indicted and charged as adults by a grand jury this week, according to court records. Morgan Arnold, a Mount Hebron High...

Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health

2013-05-18 16:02:10

Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...

Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...

Performer teaches others with autism the art of comedy

2013-04-11 03:05:00

For many people living with autism, it takes years to carve a place in life where they can thrive. But for Matt Kaiser, it took more than three decades for the diagnosis to come. Finding his niche was a much simpler journey. "I've found that when I...

Mental illness isolates its victims

2012-12-27 07:00:00

Last week's tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., has the country asking itself: What has happened to our society? Is it lax gun control laws? Underfunding for treatment of the seriously mentally ill? The breakdown of the nuclear family? Violent video games?...

New Windsor teen is ambassador for Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees

2012-11-17 20:40:00

Bob Nobles III plans to be a Santa's helper this year. He will distribute toys and other gifts to young people who come to the Kennedy Krieger Institute's upcoming Festival of Trees. But it won't be the first time that the New Windsor teenager has put...

For these Baltimore folks, thankfulness is personal

2012-11-22 00:00:00

This time of year, "thankfulness" and "gratitude" are terms folks throw around so much that they almost become greeting card platitudes. Maybe people mean it, maybe they don't. Doctors have linked the concept of gratitude to inner peace, even physical...

Author Robison offers hope, encouragement for those with Asperger's syndrome

2012-05-03 13:36:00

John Elder Robison taught himself electronics while growing up and was so skilled that despite dropping out of high school in ninth grade, he designed pyrotechnic guitars for the rock group Kiss and sound effects for electronic games. Yet to hear him...

Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's

2012-05-28 16:53:00

A Baltimore County woman had about $340,000 in student loan debt discharged by a federal bankruptcy judge this month because Asperger's syndrome prevents her from holding a job. Carol Todd of Nottingham pursued college degrees "as a stepping stone toward...

Ellicott City

2012-04-06 00:00:00

Meet the author John Elder Robison, author of two books about his life with Asperger syndrome, will speak at 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Centennial High School, 4300 Centennial Lane. A book-signing precedes his talk at 6:30 p.m. The event is free, but...

Owings Mills: Shop at Ruth's Closet to help yourself, and others

2012-04-10 14:01:00

There's a hidden jewel in Owings Mills and one that exists because of a greater good. Ruth's Closet, a resale boutique, offers women's clothing, shoes, and accessories. Every day brings a new treasure, and at bargain prices. Tired of your Jimmy Choo...

Autism spectrum conditions shouldn't be considered disorders

2012-01-06 10:30:00

Your article on autism ("Hidden in plain sight," 1/1/2012) was clear, interesting, and also insulting to those on the autism spectrum, since it treated these conditions as disorders. I know that, officially, they are disorders, but as someone with a...

John Elder Robison wasn't diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome until after he became a father, and he tells the story of his parenting process with a light touch. A sample passage: "Dads like me could learn a lot from successful veterinarians, who learn to read discomfort in animals.

2013-06-10 17:56:00