þÿ<html> <title>Asperger Women Association</title> <style type="text/css">{ } body { scrollbar-arrow-color: #FFFFC1; scrollbar-base-color: #54B7B7; scrollbar-face-color: #54B7B7; scrollbar-highlight-color: #FFFFC1; scrollbar-shadow-color: #1780AF; scrollbar-3dlight-color: #54B7B7; scrollbar-track-color: #54B7B7; scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #1780AF; } .head{ background: #176BA7; border-bottom:0px dashed #54B7B7; color:#FFFFC1; font-weight:none; font-size:12pt; font-family:century gothic; text-align:center; width:100%} A:link {color: #FFFFC1; text-decoration: none;} A:visited {color: #FFFFC1; text-decoration: none;} A:active {color: #FFFFC1; text-decoration: none;} a:hover {color: #1780AF; text-decoration: underline overline;} body {background-color: #176BA7; background-image: url(); background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: yes; font-family: times; color: #FFFFC1; letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt;} h1 {font-family: Times; text-transform: none; font-size: 18px; font-style:italic; color: #FFFFC1; letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: normal; border-bottom:1px solid #1780AF; text-align:left; line-height: 22px} </style> </head> <body> <img src="layout1.jpg" style="position:absolute; left:0px; top:0"> <div style="position:absolute; top: 55px; left: 104px;overflow: auto; width: 400px; height: 50px; "> <center> <b> &middot; <a href="index.html">Home</a> &middot; <a href="contact.html">Contact</a> &middot; <a href="info.html">Info</a> &middot; <a href="articles.html">Articles</a> &middot; <a href="directors.html">Board of Directors</a> &middot; <a href="fashion.html">Fashion</a> &middot; <a href="members.html">Members Directory</a> &middot; <a href="links.html">Links</a> &middot; <a href="children.html">Children's Page</a> &middot; <a href="http://s4.invisionfree.com/Apserger_Women/">Forum</a> &middot; </b> </center> </div> <div style="position:absolute; top: 107; left: 56;overflow: auto; width: 789; height: 430; "> <h1>Breaking the Stereo-Typical Barriers of Asperger s Women</h1> <b>An interview with Dr. Caryll Palmer Wilson, Ph.D., LLC <br> Written by Sharon daVanport</b><br><br> Dr. Caryll Wilson reminisces of her childhood as one that was filled with tale-tell signs of Asperger s Syndrome.  She remembers knowing that she was always thinking differently than her peers.  Her mother said that she never used baby talk but immediately spoke like a little adult,  and she was engaging in adult-like conversations by the age of three.<br><br>     Dr. Caryll Palmer Wilson, Ph.D., LLC, Founder and Director of Williamsburg (Behavioral Psychology in Lincoln, Nebraska was inspired to focus her own (practice 10 years ago with the intention of specializing in Autism Spectrum (Disorders. When asked how having Asperger's Syndrome has benefited her professionally she explained, "When it comes to the people and families with whom I work, I focus intently on finding answers.  My familiarity with the syndrome has afforded me the ability to detect the more subtle signs of AS.  The varied experiences I've had as an individual with a personal and family history of Asperger's Syndrome have helped me to relate to my patients and their families in a very real way."  <br><br> She can naturally remember small and large details about each client with whom she serves which often surprises them.  Dr. Wilson finds ease with sharing the same eccentric interests and ideas, which then leads to what she calls a "delightful exchange of sharing."  This has complemented her therapeutic expertise as it in turn helps put these families at ease.  It has also aided her both professionally and personally as she works to form a connection with these families which on a broader note assists them in learning to reform the way they previously viewed persons with Asperger's Syndrome.   <br><br> Dr. Wilson goes on to stress that, "Too often, it is the poor fit with the (mainstream, the anxiety, and negative experiences that define the person's (perception of self and society.  Many myths, stereotypes, and caricatures are (promoted within the media, sending skewed and sometimes faulty messages to the general public as to what constitutes Asperger s Syndrome." <br> <i>Continued on page two.</i> <br><br> <center> <b>Pages:</b> <a href="breaking-stereo.html">1</a>/<a href="breaking-stereo2.html">2</a>/<a href="breaking-stereo3.html">3/<a href="breaking-stereo4.html">About Dr. Wilson</a> </center> </div> </body> </html>