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Committee for
International Asperger's Year
Comité por el
año internacional del Síndrome de Asperger Comité pour l'année
internationale du Syndrome d'Asperger
1 October 2005
INTERNATIONAL ASPERGER'S YEAR
Hans Asperger Centenary: 1906-2006
FEBRUARY 18, 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth
of Dr. Hans Asperger, discoverer of Asperger's Syndrome. Dr.
Asperger's centenary also marks the 25th anniversary of the
publication of Dr. Lorna Wing's article "Asperger's syndrome:
a clinical account" in the journal Psychological Medicine. Dr.
Wing's paper, the first major English-language presentation of
Dr. Asperger's work, helped bring worldwide attention to
Asperger's Syndrome.
We invite you to observe International Asperger's Year, to be
held in 2006, the year of these two landmark anniversaries.
International Asperger's Year is an appropriate time to honor
Dr. Asperger and other researchers, encourage people who might
have AS to seek diagnosis, correct misconceptions about AS,
improve and expand AS public services, develop AS mentoring
programs, and recognize the special needs of AS adults.
International Asperger's Year is the first worldwide celebration
dedicated solely to Asperger's Syndrome. Organizations and
individuals may observe IAY as they wish. The initiative was
conceived by the Asperger Adults of Greater Washington, has
been sanctioned by the World Autism Organization, and has been
endorsed by the following specialists and leaders:
 | Professor Simon
Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and
Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge
University; |
| Professor Uta Frith,
Deputy Director, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience,
University College London |
| Hon. Angela Browning,
M.P., Asperger political advocate and mother of an Asperger
adult |
| Stephen Shore, author and
consultant |
| Roger N. Meyer, author and
advocate |
| Jerry Newport, author, and
inspiration for the film Mozart
And The Whale |
| Michael John Carley,
nonprofit executive
A Committee for International Asperger's Year has
established an open listserv for the exchange of IAY-related
ideas, information and announcements:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/asperger-year/
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COMMITTEE FOR
INTERNATIONAL ASPERGER'S YEAR
AUSTRALIA
Asperger Services Australia
FRANCE
Association Asperger Aide
ITALY
Gruppo Asperger ONLUS
MEXICO
Chicolisto
SPAIN
Asociación Asperger España
Asociación Asperger Andalucía
UNITED KINGDOM
Asperger East Anglia
Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University
and the Cambridge Lifespan Asperger Syndrome Service (CLASS)
UNITED STATES
Asperger Adults of Greater Washington
Portland Asperger Syndrome Adult Support Group
Aspies For Freedom
Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP)
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"I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical.
Even God had some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin."
~ Jerry Newport