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And of course, the Asperger's mystery has a long and honored tradition: Sherlock Holmes is literature's most famous and beloved high-functioning "Aspie."
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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I constantly remind my high-functioning teenage daughters to do so as well.
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In spite of China's image as a high-functioning economy, many of the social causes of mass discontent that exploded in the Arab world -- endemic corruption, income inequality, labor unrest, inflation, pollution -- continue to plague the nation.
Tenzin Dorjee: Tiananmen 2.0: Why China Is Not Immune to the Tunisia Effect Tenzin Dorjee 2011
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Although awareness of Asperger's — a high-functioning form of autism — has grown in recent years, Tourette's is lesser known, and there are many misconceptions about the condition, experts say.
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In spite of China's image as a high-functioning economy, many of the social causes of mass discontent that exploded in the Arab world -- endemic corruption, income inequality, labor unrest, inflation, pollution -- continue to plague the nation.
Tenzin Dorjee: Tiananmen 2.0: Why China Is Not Immune to the Tunisia Effect Tenzin Dorjee 2011
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He said one sentence which I believe changed the course of my son's treatment and made him the high-functioning child he is today.
A Conversation with Marti Leimbach, Author of Daniel Isn't Talking 2010
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This may all be fun and fine for the high-functioning professional consumers ( "Consumertocracy"), but what about the others?
DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010
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This may all be fun and fine for the high-functioning professional consumers ( "Consumertocracy"), but what about the others?
DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010
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This may all be fun and fine for the high-functioning professional consumers ( "Consumertocracy"), but what about the others?
DJ Jaffe: People With Mental Illness Shunned by Alternatives 2010 Conference in Anaheim DJ Jaffe 2010
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He was a "special" guy, high-functioning autistic.
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