One of the hopes is that people with Asperger's will now be eligible for more care, as there is a belief among some mental health professionals that this popula

One of the hopes is that people with Asperger's will now be eligible for more care, as there is a belief among some mental health professionals that this population is underserved. By grouping these people with people that experience the more severe Autism, the seriousness of the condition should be made clearer. There was an interesting discussion about this on NPR. Many MHP's have considered Asperger's and Autism to be along a spectrum for years (and it is taught this way in some psych programs.) However, the DSM is still a broken and kludgy diagnostic tool.