The Asperger Computer - Facebook Version

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What are we discussing? What’s our goal?
Goal:
Topics to bring:
• What is Asperger’s syndrome?
• What are the symptoms?
• Famous people with the syndrome
• What’s the reality of the social stigma?
• Preventive measures on the stigma
• Example YouTube Video (victim has autism and not Asperger’s)
• Q & A Period (15 min.)
• Summer Activity Event
• Sharing my Social Networking Pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Curriculum:
Promote self-motivation to regular people in helping people with
Asperger’s syndrome be integrated into society as well as spread
awareness on the symptoms of the disorder and the reality of the
stigma.

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What is Asperger’s Syndrome?
Different ways to describe it (no single general definition;
there’s no limit to just the dictionary or an encyclopedia)
My own personal opinion:
A mental condition named after Hans Asperger in 1944 (from Wikipedia)
Before, it was considered part of the autism spectrum, but as of May
2013, it is no longer in the modern editions of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Similar to autism, but in a sense that it’s more highly functional. The
illness does have its own symptoms presented, but most of them can be
coped by therapy and aid.

Symptoms of Asperger’s Syndrome
(watch out, most of them are dark!)
The symptoms mentioned here are heavily based on the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but are told through my own words to prevent plagiarism
and copyright infringement.
There are five main criteria neurologists follow when diagnosing
an individual for the syndrome. The first two have four
subpoints because they are interrelated to one another.
To see how the syndrome is dropped from future editions of the
DSM, click here:
http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/12/04/aspergers-syndrome-
to-be-dropped-from-mental-disorders-manual-dsm-v/

(Criteria #1)
Quality of social interaction isn't as good compared to
regular people, by two of the four behaviors:
• Lack of use of non-verbal communications
(facial expressions, body gestures, hand expressions, etc.)
• Friendships cannot be developed to appropriate
developmental levels
(for example, an aspie may start to be obsessed with loving a girl
who is an acquaintance and becomes problematic because the aspie does
not know how to develop a friendship or is simply too impatient to
build)

(Criteria #1)
• Lack or no commitment to sharing interests with others
or points of interests
(Something like keeping interests to yourself for most of the time; for
example, in Grade 2, I have never considered sharing
my interests in watching WGBH Zoom and Nelvana’s Cyberchase [no longer on
air]. Not even Super Mario Sunshine with that darn Shadow Mario...)
• Not much reciprocity, either socially or emotionally
(Repetitively saying no to invites for going out with people or not being
empathetic towards them who are hurt, either physically or mentally. More or
less, it can be represented by someone who does not show kindness or
sensitivity to kids who are feeling overwhelmed with bullying)

(Criteria #2)
Only adaptive behaviors, interests, and activities, at
the time of diagnosis, mostly to young children, are
usually repetitive and stereotypical.
• Pushing preoccupation to stereotypical and constrained points
of interest that intensity or concentration is problematic
(More motivated to follow things like being in a video arcade instead of spending a lot of
time in a concert [except for actually performing in one].
Maybe wanting to follow videos on YouTube that you actually occupy yourself for much longer
than how long your break is between homeworks.)
• Not flexible to specific, non-functional routines, such as
chores
(Won’t likely adapt to chores at first, but overtime they will. However, for some routines
like appointments at 3:00 in the afternoon at boul. Rosemont or having a “on call”
job, this is where people with the syndrome can’t help themselves.)

(Criteria #2)
• Complex body movements that are obsessed or
stereotyped, such as hand flapping or awkward motion of
the whole body
(wagging your hands in circles over and over again, or turning your wrists in
an awkward fashion.)
• Too much occupation with parts of objects
(You know those tour buses you would take to go on sports teams tournaments or even for
organizations and celebrities? What if I were to tell you that a person with the syndrome
would be interested with the cockpit of them?)

(Criteria #3, 4, and 5)
#3 Important areas of functioning such as social interaction have
clinical-based flaws
• Flawed grammar structures and sentence formatting
• Irregularly using complex verbs at wrong times
• Low to medium knowledge of words
#4 No general delay in use of language; simple words at two years
old, phrases at three
• Not always true because children with Asperger’s syndrome may only speak at 5
years old.
#5 No delay in developing age-appropriate self-help skills, process of
knowledge, and adaptive behaviors.
• Aspies can help themselves ride a passenger train for instance, like me, but
not so for driving a car, so again, this isn’t entirely true.

(What else can we discuss?)
• Social and temper tantrums (screaming instantly at the time of stress
point)
• Lack of knowledge of the English language and its linguistic details
• Wanting to be perfect at school (self-pressure for high marks or
sticking to routines and keeping them that way)
• Chronic worriness (frequent anxieties)
• Lack of abstract understanding (thinking out of the box, much like
defining the code in JAVA abstract classes that only you can enter
yourself because it varies, whereas concrete classes are only defined
once and never have to be redefined again)
The symptoms discussed are not completely static and permanent like I said
before; they can be treated and coped by help from health professionals including
therapists and behavior psychologists. In fact, they can be coped much faster at
a surprising rate and end up being more sociable than people with low-
functioning autism.

(Are there any good sides to this?)
Yes, there is. Here are three things to point out:
• Direct, concrete thinking
• Excellent memory
• Good logical skills
One concrete example in particular is, my mark in the Operating Systems
course I was in for Winter 2012 was 96%.

Which famous people have the syndrome?
Here are some well- known public people who
have the syndrome.
• Luke Jackson
• James Durbin
• Satoshi Tajiri
(The most recognizable person with autism is Temple Grandin, a professor
from Colorado State University. Unfortunately, it does not fit in the
context of Asperger’s, so she won’t be discussed.)

(Luke Jackson)
Author of Freaks, Geeks & Asperger’s Syndrome
• Published in 2002 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in the UK
• Talks about the following:
– Casein-free and gluten-free diets
– Childhood interests in taekwondo
– Bullying
– Dating a girlfriend in a proper manner
• Usually helpful on how to deal with bullying or how to engage
relationships from a child’s perspective
• Book was published to the United States and Canada
As a personal touch, I have read the book three years prior to
this event as a guide recommended by a worker from the Centre
Réadaptation en Déficience Intellectuelle et des Troubles
Envahissants du Développement de la Monteregie-Est.

(James Durbin)
Contestant of the 2011 Season of American Idol
• Has also Tourette’s syndrome; was diagnosed with both at about 10
years old
• Eliminated the third-to-last round
• First audition made him cry after he sang his song, but the judges
brought him in
• Interviewed by Ellen Degeneres after his elimination
• Participated in a show with 30,000 people in Santa Cruz with one of
the songs “Don’t Stop Believing”
• Public image of him is outdated but still alive
• More than 200,000 viewers on his original record song “Stand Up” on
YouTube

(Satoshi Tajiri)
Executive Producer of Game Freak, Inc. in Tokyo, Japan
Creator of Pokémon, the world’s largest role-playing game franchise
Pokemon came out in 1996 as separate Nintendo Game Boy games by storm
and has arisen to merchandise, movies, television shows and books.
• Created the series based off of his childhood hobby of insect
collecting and the idea of the Game Boy Link Cable
• Fascinated by the development of arcades, including Taito’s Space
Invaders
• Worked really well with his two assistant founders, Ken Sugimori (now
working as senior art director), and Junichi Masuda (original
composer and programmer, now working as producer)
• Interviewed in a 2004 series featurette of Fuji Television’s
GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master in other regions) by host Shinya
Arino
• Took six years to develop the first Pokémon games

The reality of the social stigma
Hey!
You better pay attention to me and those slides because there’s something I need to
bring up that most of us don’t usually realize: aspies are being stigmatized!
Do not ever judge a person with Asperger’s syndrome by its
color, not even a robot!
Darkness is shrouding upon us as I’m about to tell you the truth...

How are aspies facing a stigma?
People sometimes don’t treat people with Asperger’s the same way as regular
people.
Frankly, regular people don’t see aspies as adapted to regular social
levels, especially those who are committed to socializing.
In addition, aspies usually don’t want to behave like others because of
a sign of guiltiness for not being themselves.
(for example, me wanting to be a sarcastic person but not wanting to because it’s easy to
deceive someone, especially when an aspie is under an inquiry with a figure of power.)
Bottom Line:
Where are our own friends who enjoy what we are?

There are four rules regarding the stigma:
1. Discrimination
2. Lack of Social Interaction
3. Financial Issues
4. Homework
Precaution: This applies to college students like me, but can be
applied to any person with Asperger’s regardless of the
situation, or anyone who is curious about the stigma (may be for
practical use later on)
Let’s explain this in detail.

Rule 1: Discrimination
Not technically researched a lot, but there are cases where people with
Asperger’s are name-called in a negative fashion.
Consider this: the term associated with mental retardation.
You think you are winning over the battle or how successful you are, but
you’re wrong.
Insulting aspies with the term is highly discriminating, because
it makes them feel mostly they are ‘nothing.’
Let me tell you a personal case.

Three years ago (2010), I was insulted this way by someone who replied
to my own answer on a Facebook message. I don’t want to speak out what
that message was about, but I can tell you what our reactions were.
I wasn’t that much reacting upon getting the message and actually fought
back, but when my father took at the message, he was very upset and
asked himself, “Okay, why is my son insulted this way? To me, I think he
is like everyone else, and sure enough, if he was to be insulted that
way and took it too seriously, I would never be a well-protected
father.”
Where does this all bring to?

Luckily, as an official Canadian citizen, I have this point to stand up on my guard and keep
myself dignified:
“Everyone is equal under the law, regardless of race, national, or
ethnic origin, color, religion, sex, age or mental or physical
disability.” (Canadian Constitution Act, 1982)
This is Section 15.1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, under the section title
“Equality Rights.”
So, do you want to have a friend with Asperger’s and have them be
successful and happy?
Don’t ever discriminate him or her.

Rule 2: Lack of Social Interaction
For most cases, aspies don’t have strong proficiency in their primary
languages.
I’m primarily English, but guess what? Let me tell you!
Biggest difficulty: Aspies are with their friends and their
Friends decide to chat in a very complicated fashion.
Why is that?
• Aspies normally communicate one idea at a time
• Oversensitive senses makes us sometimes too shy to speak
• We do have quick reactions but because we’re slow, by the
time we have an idea to speak out, their friends are already
switching topics and therefore it’s not appropriate, in
context, to say it. Otherwise, things do get disappointing.
(Why should you not slow down for aspies at least once?)

Rule 2: Lack of Social Interaction
Unless people with AS are inspired to socialize with people and finally seek the
fun side like me, they tend to be really shy of things and not speak up properly.
Whoever thought you come across a silent totem pole or even the statue of Pierre
Elliot Trudeau?
Of course I do feel inspired to spend time with my friends, but besides the
difficulty I’ve just mentioned, one of the biggest issues I got is, you know on
how people talk about celebrity music sometimes? (just as an example)
Some of the music my friends do talk about like Adele’s Someone Like You or Katy
Perry’s Hot and Cold, but if you ever consider me to talk about it, I don’t seem
to be getting much understanding of the songs and can’t give out my honest
opinion, and also, because of this social stigma I’m trying to address, I would
have negative feelings of not really being out there in the public and being out
of my stigma with associated positive sides.

Rule 3: Financial Issues
More of a personal situation because even if money is kept at a bank, the behaviors of an aspie
will determine if a financial crisis will occur.
Aspies are forced to constrain their transactions to education only and
not go out with friends when they receive financial aid.
Let me tell you my own personal case. I won’t go into too much detail,
but that’s basically to explain why usually I would not be able to go
out with my friends.
Regardless if I cheated to buying a Drumstick ice cream cone at a
convenience store at Métro Joliette on May 2nd on my way home from an
employment office, I am currently on financial aid provided by the Aide
financière d’études du Québec.
The AFE does not care what you buy with the loan they provide for you, so the
only thing that matters is you start paying the loan back when you go into the
workforce. However, as college financial officers insist and for the sake of
keeping everyone respected, you should keep your payments with the aid to
education only.

Rule 3: Financial Issues
As a result of this shortage, aspies can feel disadvantaged about not
going out with their friends, especially if they see what their friends
have done on social networks like Facebook. Let me give you an example.
Actually, I do have $200 given by my mom from Christmas to use, but there’s
something I want to do that will be mentioned at the end of this presentation.
Not really a good idea in terms of paying expenses, but considering I’m getting
a job this summer, you might as well say “Go right ahead; we won’t stop you. Only
you can stop yourself.”
Overall, the Simple reality is, if you feel it’s fair to help an
aspie out with theproblem until he or she has a job and starts
earning scholarships or profit, don’t say no to yourself.

Rule 4: Homework
Most difficult obstacle to overcome, especially at college and university.
It’s stressful for aspies to go to summer school or repeat a course at
university, so they have to spend a lot more time than normal to
complete their assigned homework.
Let’s say you have Calculus homework that takes you two hours to finish.
Expect me to finish in three or even four hours.
How is this true? Two cases:
• Not very strong abstract thinking and often want to take up
complicated ideas because of their convenience or they do not have
enough skills to simplify their logic.
• Concentration because of our usual heavy interests in popular culture
or concrete-based activities. (We tend to get impatient to reach them
out, but not once every second.)

Social depression is an aspie’s
darkest experience.
You don’t want to leave a person with AS isolated for a long time.
Not even for a full three weeks if we are on vacation.

Preventive Measures on the Stigma
What can you do to help people with Asperger’s Syndrome,
especially social seekers like me, to be socially integrated?
Most influential part of the presentation
In order for people with Asperger’s Syndrome to be welcomed more
into society like today, the people they talk to must
persistently make an offer to go out for an activity, and the
aspies must reciprocate.
To prove this, here are four major points:
• stop discriminating
• welcome aspies into a group conversation properly
• Don’t discourage them if they behave awkwardly
• Consider me (or any other person with Asperger’s syndrome) when
planning on going out with your friends.

Point 1: Stop Discriminating
Instead of doing so, ask them what they can do in their classes:
• What are they smart in?
• What are they struggling in?
• What are their current homework situations?
In the end, just help them out!
Treat aspies as equal with some encouragement and have them take
down notes on how to deal with some of the situations.
I have not taken this step myself nor anyone asked me to see if they can
help me out with this, but I have been working with the special needs
officer in dealing with this. However, it’s not very effective because
we only meet for a meeting once a week.

Point 2: Welcome aspies into a group
conversation properly
This is mostly for regular people.
When in a social conversation or a group discussion and an aspie wants
to be really sociable for some time, introduce him or her into the
conversation or discussion:
• Say hi, hello, or howdy (anything to mark the start of a chat)
• Tell him or her what the topic is about
• Ask some questions if possible
The aspie will feel welcome, start socializing, and start building
confidence and feel empowered.
Hey, it’s time to have a talk about The
Beatles and where we want to go for a vacation like New York! (ha, just
kidding! Mind you, I would love to travel down by train or by bus!)

Point 3: Don’t discourage aspies if they
behave awkwardly
At times when being awkward becomes problematic, do the
following:
• Ask the aspie why he or she wants to say that (or why he’s
doing this or that, with the help of an expert, let’s say)
If it makes sense, don’t take it too seriously.
• Try to keep the aspie calm and make them aware of the
situation. Perhaps it’s more appropriate if you ask them to
tell the truth instead of keeping it to themselves.
Bottom Line: Don’t attempt to make a deal where the aspie starts
crying and totally out of the group like a quarantined computer
virus.

Point 4: Consider aspies when planning on
going out with your friends
Why should you not bother spending time thinking about inviting an aspie over for
a blast of fun, especially when he, or she, is your friend?
Best way to approach it nowadays is through social networks like Facebook and
Instagram, or through SMS texting.
If you know that the aspie’s friends are your friends too, great! If not,
you better start just one-on-one.
I do have acquaintances to worry about, but I do have close friends to have
the most fun!
Bottom line: Always invite your aspie friend for some fun when you’re
close! He or she will reciprocate if you do so, like what I want to do!
Pop culture activities or playing sports or walking in the park are
entertaining and fun; just keep them interested with their own stuff! A
cell phone itself can help him or her out at least!

Point 4: Consider aspies when planning on
going out with your friends
Personally, this is the most emphasized point I’m making on this because out of all the
time I’ve spent talking to my friends, I have seldom requests from them to go out and
that’s where most of my self-esteem has been broken apart. This is where most of my
motivation to socializing with my good and best friends lies on right now.
Simply put, you cannot say no to yourself on inviting a person with AS to go have
fun or do something sociable together, whether it’s one on one or in a group.
You need to motivate yourselves to ask your friend with AS to go out in
order to have a close relationship and have you and your friend start
reciprocating each other socially at equal levels like everyone else who
is committed to socializing like me. Why don’t you help him or her feel
that person is really part of society and is fully integrated?
Don’t even try to limit your friendship with him or her to just school or
whatever if you and that person are well committed to socialize together. This is
for one-on-one, but for groups, you need to start thinking about the aspie and
tell your group to stick with being niceand respectful to the aspie without being
awkward to them at first glance.

That sums up on what you can do to revive
the stigma.

Example YouTube Video
Here’s an example video to show off the sadness and stressful situations
we see through children with autism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-xToQI34I
Uploaded on October 18, 2012, this is how even people with autism can
lead to remarkable futures.
You’re only going to see the first three minutes of this video because
we’re only showing off how is it that autism can be coped.
This video has gained more than 6.8 million views; this is a Comedy
Central featurette where we see the darkness of Jodi DiPiazza before we
find that she’s an awesome pianist. For her participation in Night of
Too Many Stars for autism support in the United States, she is joined by
Katy Perry and together they sing “Firework.”
If you want to see the full video, you’ll have to look it up on YouTube.

Q & A Period
Now’s the time to ask some questions! Let’s bring them up in
front of this ocean look!
Do you have any questions about the topic?
(Do you have any questions on what I’m smart in, what I want to
do in my future career, what are my interests, what I want to
do with my friends, etc.?)
Let me share with you a few questions answered in my full speech
I’ve delivered on May 1st, 2013.

Q & A Period
How old were you when you were diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome?
Two years old, in February 1996.
Do you have any special interests that’s supposed to be therapy-based?
Actually, no. Regardless if I worked with multiple therapies, I never really gained any
particular interests I want to do in my own spare time; I’m actually more the kind of person
who is influenced byelectronic entertainment.
Do you like music?
Of course I do; if there is one thing I want to do, it’s to go check out the International Jazz
Festival in Montreal. However, there are multiple songs out there, both instrumental and with
lyrics, that I happen to dislike them and they seem to turn me down because they’re telling me
that I will not be able to get myself really into society with the people around me and also,
there would be potential risks for negative behaviors. The only way to solve this is to have
the people recognize me with those kinds of feelings like what I’m trying to do right now.
Unfortunately, that’s all I can remember. Here are some questions I can ask myself, though:
Was going to appointments with the family neurologist a frantic process?
Yes, it was really scary for me. I always cried whenever my parents told me to go meet up with
our neurologist who made the diagnosis on me for AS. The last two appointments (in 2008), I
wasn’t crying beforehand, but when we had an appointment with him in February, at one point I
was crying during the appointment because I wanted to keep my situation with an acquaintance
to myself but the doctor was thinking I get a prescription for an anti-depressant. The only
solution, really, was to get out of the office.

Q & A Period
Have you tried being in social groups like Champlain’s Adam’s PACE Program?
Not in Adam’s PACE, but I have been in multiple social groups. The only question I got about
them is, who are the people in them? That’s because whenever the people I meet in the social
group are new people or acquaintances where I don’t know them much and don’t seem to have
accomplished a lot quite yet, I do tend to be bored, especially if we don’t do anything
related to pop culture.
In addition, if you ever consider having me meet up with children or people with autism where
they haven’t learnt on how to cope with the symptoms I’ve dealt so far, occasionally I do get
awkward and therefore I can’t speak myself out well enough compared to my good and close
friends. Not that I’m shy, but there rises a question of how people with autism understand me.
How do you feel about the social stigma right now that you’re trying to make us aware?
Very emotional. I frequently think negative inside me, but that’s because I feel that through
the points on lack of social interaction, homework and financial shortages, I can’t succeed in
getting into the ‘inside’ parts of chatting with my good friends.
Who else would want to suffer from social dependency? Regardless if I have been using Facebook
for almost four years and have been suffering from social network addiction, it isn’t a
complete cure to trying to get in. The best way to get in is to talk in person, especially in
social activities. All social network messages are simply substitutes.

Q & A Period
Why did you call your speech “The Asperger Computer” when there’s nothing related to computers
at all?
I wanted to demonstrate how AS is like a computer or a computer program, but I found out that
my analogy at the beginning made my speech too long, so I had to cut it out.
Have you ever even attempted to go for social outings with friends of your interest?
Yes, I have. One example is going out bowling in December 2012 with two people being really
close friends of mine.
What are your primary interests?
I am heavily addicted to the Internet, primarily Facebook and YouTube, but if there were games
to play upon my interest, I would actually get to that. However, I haven’t played video games
lately because of this stigma and me wanting to get out.
Still, I would love to do video games and other kinds of multimedia; just make sure I do it
with my friends because I feel like I am liberalized and not constrained by my parents.
(something like Kaushik in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth where since he is an American
with an origin background from India, he has liberty. [freedom])
However, I can take interests in walking up Mount Royal and going to the Montreal Biodome or up
the Olympic Tower. But I want to make sure I got something to keep me entertained with my
selfish desires like everyone has with Instagram and Facebook Mobile. Still, I need to have
close friends by my side if I am ever going to feel like I am really part of the society.
Never mind being an English minor.

Q & A Period
What do you want to do in the future?
I have learned on how to write programs through one of the programming languages, but I want to
go into computer game design that occasionally I would open myself up to let multiplayer work
or even upload on social networks.
I definitely do not want to be the next developer of Zynga’s FarmVille!
That does it for all the questions I’ve answered. I’m going to leave the
rest for you to ask me at another time.

Summer Activity Event
(Here’s a social activity I’m considering to invite my good and best
friends to.)
Saturday, May 18th, 2013:
Season Opening Day of La Ronde
What is La Ronde?
Montreal’s only amusement park.
It is a member of the SixFlags family
in the United States.
Business Hours:
10:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Cost:
Daily ticket price: $52.99
Regular Season Pass: $59.99
[Refer to this link to find prices:
http://www.laronde.com/larondeen/tickets.asp]
Additional fees may apply, especially
for go-karting and video arcades;
bring your own lunch to save!
(As for me, I have $100 to spend on this fine
day, so I’ll be able to do some of the extra
fee attractions over there besides
sightseeing the park from the inside)
If you are concerned about exams on my
side, I only have two exams to worry
about:
The Quebec Ministerial Exam of
College English (May 15, AKA English
Exit Exam) and a course-based exam
(May 22nd, Data Structures).

Social Networking Pages
Want to give out your support for my efforts in becoming socially integrated and
publicly recognized?
Follow me on my own pages on some social networks!
Facebook: Search my name and click on the profile that has a photo of me sitting
in front of a desktop computer.
Or, click here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gregory-Desrosiers/171954446270382
Twitter: @GregoryDes
Or, click here: https://twitter.com/GregoryDes
I have an account on Google Plus, MySpace, and Tumblr, but I hardly check them.
Google Plus is the most often out of the three.
For security reasons, I am not giving you my e-mail address.
And because of my cell phone contract expiration in July 2013, I want to aim for buying a phone
with a three-year contract that I can download Instagram and start getting together more with
some of you who are on at least a social network but not on Facebook. A simple 16-GB iPhone 5
will do.

Well, that pretty much does it.
Here’s one last word before I give you my word of thanks:
Are you ready to go out and have fun with people with
Asperger’s Syndrome? Do you appreciate the thoughts and
ideas shared by one individual JAVA Programmer?
What are you waiting for? Don’t isolate them forever! Instead, start inviting
them for outings or even go shopping!
As for me, I think it’s time that I put my speech project as a close. However,
the fun is not over yet! As soon as I have a job and make money, I’ll be on my
way to start socializing and being recognized into pop culture.
Let’s go after the Angry Birds! Let’s eat at a restaurant on Sainte-Catherine
West in Montreal! Spread the word on how much I’ve accomplished and that I am
determined to go out on summer outings! Time to swim, to sit in the sun, to be
entertained, to take a vacation, and to be publicly recognized!
Oh, and I have an e-book adaptation of this. Ask me if you want to know!

Most Importantly:
Let’s spread the word through the media and build public
recognition for people with Asperger’s Syndrome in
popular culture!
I want to take this to the next level and hopefully get
rewards at the end; please help me out!

Producer, Writer & Editor for Facebook Edition
Gregory Desrosiers
Assistant Producers
Justin Hunt
Jasmine Lindsay
Editors
Jordan McAran Bourque
Justin Hunt
Public Relations & Ads
Champlain Student Association Advertising Team
Dean Howie
Presentation & Production Consultant
Marie Pupo
Support Team
Dave Persons
Champlain Cavaliers CheerLeaders (Natalie
Pepiot, Anne Ouillet, Roxanne Gareau and Roxanne Brace)
Jessica Myre
Marina Bresba
Jasna Queenville
Kim Mathieu
Ann-Sarah Demers
Special Thanks
Jade Préfontaine, Sarmista Das, Amin Ranj Bar,
Michèle Titcombe
American Psychological Association
And François Desrosiers and Corina Wind
Executive Producer
Don Shewan
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Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfk9QvqeAwA
"James Durbin Visits Ellen." YouTube. YouTube, LLC, 19 May 2011. Web. 14 Feb 2013.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9plOdguMTA8
"JAMES DURBIN "Don't Stop Believing" at DURBIN DAY, Santa Cruz boardwalk 5/14/11." YouTube. YouTube, LLC, 14 May
2011. Web. 14 Feb 2013. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnbRXqWcWfg
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14 Feb 2013. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0RrnA0V3vc
"Katy Perry, Jodi DiPiazza Sing at Night of Too Many Stars." YouTube. YouTube, LLC, 18 Oct 2012. Web. 14 Feb 2013.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-xToQI34I
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