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> is asperger (or would be if that were still distinct) What do you mean by that?
by jstoiko 12y ago
> is asperger (or would be if that were still distinct)
What do you mean by that?
- indlebe 12y agoAspergers in the medical community is no longer distinct from ASD (autism spectrum disorder)
- PhasmaFelis 12y agoSpecifically it was folded into ASD in the DSM-5, the 2013 edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The change was rather controversial, and in any case the DSM is only considered gospel in the USA. (As a person with autism/Asperger's, I'm not sure I have a strong opinion. Asperger's is clearly at least related to autism, and the autistic spectrum is a pretty broad umbrella anyway.)
- salgernon 12y agoWhen initially diagnosed, the doctor refused to write a diagnosis become the new DSM was about to be published, and she wanted us to come back In two months once it was published so she could write the disgnosis as autism spectrum disorder. Aspergers is now considered part of the autistic spectrum rather than a distinct diagnosis - and this is particularly only really important when considering what services are made available. For instance, having the autism disgnosis allows the public school she attends to pay for an individual aid for her in a mainstream first grade class, while a year ago, Aspergers as a diagnosis would have fallen through the cracks sand she might have been sent to a special education classroom because of her disruptive behavior.
- jstoiko 12y agoThanks for the clarification. I have heard a similar story before.