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Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« on: December 03, 2012, 03:56:48 am »
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2012/12/03/08/06/asperger-s-diagnosis-removed-from-leading-medical-manual

I... honestly don't know what to say about this. I use autism/Asperger's interchangeably because most people I know don't know squat about the disorder. But I took a perverse pride in calling myself an Aspie because it sounds way better than 'autie'.

For those who don't want to read the article, basically Asperger's Syndrome has been wiped and folded into Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the latest DSM.

I reckon websites like Aspies for Freedom and the more 'supremacist' sorts of non-neurotypicals will provide mainpage-worthy material though...
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2012, 04:18:27 am »
If I remember correctly, Asperger's Syndrome was basically a significantly less severe form of Autism. Further those with Asperger's for the most part could function in society, not perfectly, but well enough for it to not be classified as a disorder. I admit, I may be wrong about this.

It makes sense to move it under the spectrum of Autism as it is basically the same underlying condition. It still came as a bit of a surprise to me, but then I was not really paying attention to the changes in DSM-V regarding autism, being focused on conditions more related to my own problems.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2012, 04:33:29 am »
Considering that asperger's and autism have very similar definitions (though one is certainly much broader than the other) it makes sense to me, really. It's not that Asperger's no longer has a name or a meaning; if you have asperger's, you still have it. It's just that it's been re categorized.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2012, 05:41:02 am »
And psychology marches on, for better or worse.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2012, 08:48:34 am »
Interesting. And all this time, I thought Aspergers was already a form of autism. I knew they weren't interchangeable, but I thought it was already considered low grade autism. Huh.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2012, 09:08:22 am »
it really was.  The psych nomenclature league alters terms a lot.  IE idiot was once a term used to describe low IQ people
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2012, 10:12:28 am »
I read about this earlier and it could be beneficial. I know some schools didn't recognize Asperger's as a condition where the student may need extra help in some areas, and now that it's been re-categorized under autism, those students could get the help they need.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2012, 11:04:48 am »
Quote from: Morgenleoht on December 03, 2012, 03:56:48 am
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2012/12/03/08/06/asperger-s-diagnosis-removed-from-leading-medical-manual

I... honestly don't know what to say about this. I use autism/Asperger's interchangeably because most people I know don't know squat about the disorder. But I took a perverse pride in calling myself an Aspie because it sounds way better than 'autie'.

Please don't self-diagnose yourself with Asperger's. Have a modicum of self-respect and intellectual integrity.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2012, 11:43:32 am »
I don't think that's what she's saying.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2012, 11:49:09 am »
Honestly that is the best part.  No one will want to diagnose themselves as autistic so fewer assholes who claim they are aspies who aren't
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2012, 11:50:19 am »
She just said folks around her didn't know the difference.  Nothing to say she doesn't, or hasn't been professionally diagnosed
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2012, 11:57:45 am »
Quote from: kefkaownsall on December 03, 2012, 09:08:22 am
it really was.  The psych nomenclature league alters terms a lot.  IE idiot was once a term used to describe low IQ people

"Moron" was a proper psychological term too if I remember correctly. "Spastic" and "retarded" were also both medical terms if I remember correctly again.

I don't really have a point or anything to add to the discussion, I just thought people might find that itneresting.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2012, 12:02:13 pm »
The current term is mental retardation.  One does wonder why don't they edit the term due to how common retard is in slang
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2012, 12:13:36 pm »
Quote from: The Illusive Man on December 03, 2012, 11:04:48 am
Please don't self-diagnose yourself with Asperger's. Have a modicum of self-respect and intellectual integrity.



Quote from: Sleepy on December 03, 2012, 10:12:28 am
I read about this earlier and it could be beneficial. I know some schools didn't recognize Asperger's as a condition where the student may need extra help in some areas, and now that it's been re-categorized under autism, those students could get the help they need.

There's been controversy as to whether or not the new criteria will exclude a huge chunk of ASDers from getting help and such, and quite frankly, I don't disagree; I know I won't fit the new stuff. Never mind not having the Asperger's label; come next May, I wonder whether I'll be on the spectrum at all, legally speaking.
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Re: Asperger's Syndrome Removed From DSM-5
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2012, 01:22:53 pm »
Their folding Asberger's into High Functioning autism, most likely. So we'll still have a disorder, just it'll have a different name.

I'm now an autistic! Woo?
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