Your Little Professor

The man who discovered and defined Asperger's Syndrome also described children with the condition as "little professors", a primary diagnostic behavior being their overwhelming enthusiasm to talk at great length about things that interested them. Not that this in itself is unusual in children, but an "Aspie" child will often not be able to tell when to stop, or when her audience has lost interest, and she will have learned the subject in far greater depth than anyone would normally need or be capable of. Hence the title of this site, "your little professor", is a sympathetic way of welcoming parents to this excellent resource on the subject of Aspergers in children, and it's one that is very much suited to anyone new to the subject. Plain talking, easy navigation through a wide choice of topics and a good set of references marks this one out as an unusually welcoming and accessible resource. The web isn't short of references to Asperger's Syndrome and it's hard to know which to visit first or trust most. I'd recommend this one as being genuinely helpful and readable, and a good stepping-off point for further research.