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I'm weary of diagnosing behaviour that used to be considered within the norm, though maybe at the edge, as a medical condition. Asperger's has no clear measura
by Nitramp 13y ago
I'm weary of diagnosing behaviour that used to be considered within the norm, though maybe at the edge, as a medical condition.
Asperger's has no clear measurable part to diagnose, it is not treatable per se, and its symptoms are all within the normal spectrum of human behaviour.
There's nothing wrong with saying that a particular kid might need more support, but I wonder where it leads society if all not entirely within the norm behaviours start to be classified and handled as medical problems.
- XorNot 13y agoStudying academic outcomes would be a worthwhile goal here. But that's a 20 year goal - i.e. does the jump in diagnoses correlate with serious conditions, or are we looking at problems which might simply blur out had they not been diagnosed (perhaps with the offset that academic performance improves because we focus our efforts for people who are diagnosed vs not).