There’s always a brouhaha when the DSM gets revised and categories altered. This, too, shall pass.
Meaning what really?
I guy who worked for me died recently because of caused by his Aspergers.
Aren’t these the same folks that have other questionable recommendations.
In other news, Pluto has completed 1.40045658857714 percent of it’s orbit around the sun since it was declared to be “not a planet” on August 24, 2006.
Everything is a spectrum. We are all on it somewhere.
No one is completely rational. We all have our moments, at least. It’s just a matter of scale.
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It would make more sense to add them than to drop Asperger's.
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The APA is a fraud. I remember when homosexuality was identified in the DSM as a psychiatric disorder. Then homosexual activists within the APA had that changed.
It was a political decision and as far as I am concerned the APA no longer has any credibility.
Bump.....
For me, this is good news.
In my job, I help parents access services such as The Division of Developmental Disabilities.
This agency, along with The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation helps children and adults gain access to training and assistance and accommodations for employment.
Some agencies will only accept the diagnosis of Autism as a qualifying disorder. The diagnoses of Aspergers does not count.
It’s so frustrating for parents who were “happy” that their child “had Aspergers” instead of “autism” which is usually perceived as being more disabling.
At that point I get to tell them that they could have easily pushed for the other DSM # Autism and had more available to their child. But now, they have to go back and try to get the broader diagnosis that they once fought against.
My heart truly goes out to these parents.
They’re worried about services for their adult children who may not ever be self sufficient without their support.
But, to be diagnosed with AUTISM instead of Aspbergers or Pervasive Developmental disorder just feels so much MORE...More...well disabling..to them, as their hearts are already breaking..
It’s just goofy to me that one diagnosis is a slam dunk..but another (on the SAME SCALE) is not.
Seems like it should certainly be ABILITY based rather than so subjective!
Anyway..thank you for posting the article!
I didn’t know this was anywhere on the radar :-)
So the shrinks are set to vote on a new list of phony disorders? Are they going to keep “internet addiction”? My favorite mental disorder is “disagreeing with a shrink’s diagnosis”? But “Can’t do math” is a close second. LOL!
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OK, seriously, how is this pronounced? Because around here I always hear it pronounced as “ass burgers” and that just can’t be right.
A related article I posted earlier in the week
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2448628/posts
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I walked through Bedford Sty alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rainAnd you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I'm insaneYou may be right, I might be crazy
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