The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aspergers/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Asperger's | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aspergers/ 32 32 TV’s ‘On the Spectrum’ is a clever, heartstring-tugging comedy https://www.timesofisrael.com/tvs-on-the-spectrum-is-a-clever-heartstring-tugging-comedy/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:03:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1877709 Co-creator Dana Idisis made sure the actors didn't just 'play the diagnosis' in a new YES series about young adults with developmental disabilities

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]]> Dr. Asperger ‘actively cooperated’ with Nazis, study says https://www.timesofisrael.com/dr-asperger-actively-cooperated-with-nazis-study-says/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:52:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1833441 Pioneering pediatrician 'publicly legitimized race hygiene policies including forced sterilizations,' and sent children to their deaths, according to new research

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]]> My brother is kind of a jerk, but… https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-brothers-a-jerk-but-it-might-not-be-his-fault/ Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:57:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1378799 What do you do when there may be a neurological reason for why someone is making you miserable?

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]]> Israel to open its first college for autistic students https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-open-its-first-college-for-autistic-students/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:26:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1311435 Undergraduate tracks at BE Academic College will also prepare those with learning disabilities for the workforce

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]]> Disability groups blast use of Asperger’s to insult PM https://www.timesofisrael.com/disability-groups-blast-use-of-aspergers-to-insult-pm/ Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:06:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1085058&preview_id=1085058 Organizations bristle at administration officials' derogatory reference to syndrome; White House apologizes

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]]> Aboard the Asperger’s bus, a quirky ‘mishpocha’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/aboard-the-aspergers-bus-a-quirky-mishpocha/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:53:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=331122 Members of a Birthright group talk about the joys of seeing the country with people just like themselves

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]]> Zuckerman pledges $200 million to Columbia University https://www.timesofisrael.com/zuckerman-pledges-200-million-to-columbia-university/ Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:51:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=322276 Donation by Jewish communal leader and billionaire will fund institute devoted to the human brain

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