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    A Developmental Perspective on Asperger's Disorder: Needs Change Over Time
    A Developmental Perspective on Asperger's Disorder: Needs Change Over Time
    A Developmental Perspective on Asperger's Disorder: Needs Change Over Time
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    A Developmental Perspective on Asperger's Disorder: Needs Change Over Time

    By Robert Fischer, M.D.

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    In this mini ebook, Robert Fischer, M.D., psychiatrist and Executive Director at the Optimum Performance Institute, a residential mental health treatment facility for young adults in Southern California, discusses the development of Asperger's from childhood into early adulthood.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Fischer, M.D.
    Release dateDec 14, 2014
    ISBN9781310943904
    A Developmental Perspective on Asperger's Disorder: Needs Change Over Time
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    Robert Fischer, M.D.

    Dr. Robert “Bob” Fischer is a psychiatrist and the Executive Director and co-founder with his wife Anne, of Optimum Performance Institute and the Roanne Program. He also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, School Of Medicine in the Department Of Psychoneuroimmunology and the Mindful Awareness Research Center. Most importantly, he has a strong desire to reach and serve young people who are suffering from a variety of mental health issues, like Asperger’s, to help them discover their passions, transform, and to be equipped to build a life that they truly feel is worth living.

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      A Developmental Perspective on Asperger's Disorder - Robert Fischer, M.D.

      ABOUT OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (OPI LIVING)

      At Optimum Performance Institute, we offer compassionate, clinically sophisticated intensive residential help for young adults who suffer from Asperger’s disorder or are on the spectrum, including genetic testing to determine the best course for medications as needed. Rather than a sterile, hospital-like environment, we offer beautiful accommodations in luxury apartments just outside of Los Angeles.  At OPI, we treat the individual, not the diagnosis.  We are a diverse community of passionate, highly skilled individuals working together with you to help you find your joy and express it.   For more information on OPI residential programs and our measures to help young adults with Asperger’s disorder, call us at (888) 558-0617 or click HERE to submit an online form. We’ll

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