Finding a professional you have confidence in and who is willing to work with you and the school is important. The difference doesn't tell us, however, whether interventions that have been empirically validated for compulsive behavior in OCD would also be effective for Asperger's-related compulsions. In the absence of any anxiety or distress, the child with Asperger's may not find the experience or time-consuming involvement aversive. Temple Grandin Award November 2000. Dr. Grandin has been kind enough to offer her name and support to the award.
Any accomplishment is worthy of nomination, from a passing grade to creating a new computer program.
Certificates will be given to all those nominated. All awards will be given out shortly after the end of the year, with all nominations having to be in our office no later than December1. The nominations should be at least one page in length. If you would like, you can submit accompanying exhibits, awards, report cards, etc. There will be a grand prize winner who is diagnosed with autism and one for a person diagnosed with Asperger's.