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Does Narrowing The Autism Spectrum Hurt Or Help Kids On The Fringe? - WBUR
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:57:14 GMT
 WBUR | Does Narrowing The Autism Spectrum Hurt Or Help Kids On The Fringe? WBUR Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD, or way back in my days in school Dyslexia. All massively overdiagnosed for the same reason. The correct diagnosis for 90% of them is Middle Class Mediocrity Syndrome: The tragic ailment of getting a C when your socio-economic ... Definition of autism receives re-evaluation How Does Someone Outgrow Autism? Autism may be a hacker's disease, but most still know right from wrong |
Psychiatric Diagnosis by the People's Choice - Huffington Post
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:27:18 GMT
Psychiatric Diagnosis by the People's Choice Huffington Post On the other hand, parents of children with Asperger Syndrome, a form of mild autism, were upset and angry when news came that a committee on children's disorders was thinking of eliminating the diagnosis from the next DSM. In this case, the committee ... |
Asperger's Is Over-Diagnosed? Try Getting Your Kid Evaluated - Babble (blog)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:54:58 GMT
Asperger's Is Over-Diagnosed? Try Getting Your Kid Evaluated Babble (blog) Mr. Page has written in his book Parallel Play of the sense of relief he felt after being diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome as an adult, finally being able to understand a lifetime of social difficulties. Dr. Steinberg says Mr. Page is “able to ... |
Health Notes for Feb. 6 - Richmond Times Dispatch
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:06:35 GMT
Health Notes for Feb. 6 Richmond Times Dispatch Autism Society, Central Virginia events, board meeting, 7 pm Tuesday; Parents of Children with Asperger's Syndrome/High Functioning Autism Interest Group, 10 am Wednesday; Chapter meeting: Top 10 things that all parents should know before attending an ... |
If You Recover From Asperger's, You Never Really Had It - Reason Online (blog)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:15:23 GMT
 Reason Online (blog) | If You Recover From Asperger's, You Never Really Had It Reason Online (blog) In a New York Times op-ed piece, Benjamin Nugent, author of American Nerd: The Story of My People, recounts how "for a brief, heady period in the history of autism spectrum diagnosis, in the late '90s, I had Asperger syndrome. |
New Autism Definition Could Exclude Many - ABC News (blog)
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:57:29 GMT
 CTV.ca | New Autism Definition Could Exclude Many ABC News (blog) As a parent of a child with Aspergers, this is absolutely devastating. So often these children are refused from the help they need because they are labeled higher functioning, despite not having the social skills required to maintain a normal life. Autism Experts Moving Closer to Overhauling Diagnosis Rules After Studies Anxiety, other disorders more common in autism Will New Diagnostic Criteria End the "Autism Epidemic"? |
Not Diseases, but Categories of Suffering - New York Times
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:46:48 GMT
 Scientific American | Not Diseases, but Categories of Suffering New York Times Its members proposed a change to the definition of autism in the fifth edition of their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, one that would eliminate the separate category of Asperger syndrome in 2013. And the next thing they knew, ... Are we over-diagnosing autism? The psychiatric debate Grasping at autism Parents Have Good Reason to Fear the Redefining of Autism |
The risks of prescribing antipsychotics to kids - Globe and Mail
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:48 GMT
 Globe and Mail | The risks of prescribing antipsychotics to kids Globe and Mail Her son, who has non-verbal learning disabilities and Asperger's syndrome, also suffers from depression and anxiety so debilitating he rarely leaves the house. The one drug that helped breathe life into Connor again, a powerful antipsychotic, ... |
Cedar Crest's Lizzy Sunderhaus' career path - Allentown Morning Call
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:24 GMT
 Allentown Morning Call | Cedar Crest's Lizzy Sunderhaus' career path Allentown Morning Call Louis, like Max, has Asperger syndrome, a neurological disorder that is part of a group of conditions called autism spectrum disorders. Asperger's main symptom is severe trouble in social situations. Those with the disease function to a varying degree ... |
Panorama: Hunting The Internet Bullies - Troll Hunter - TV Pixie
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:32 GMT
Panorama: Hunting The Internet Bullies - Troll Hunter TV Pixie The police eventually tracked down the man who'd been leaving hurtful messages on her Facebook page, and it turned out to be a 'loner' with Asperger's Syndrome, his condition only clouding the issue further of how much access people should have to one ... |
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- FalconPiss911 (Blake) I can't believe I just watched person deny that Asperger's disease exists. Absolutely ridiculous.
- Rochelzfg (Rochel Getson) 50 Years With Autism: More than 1 in every 600 people in the U.S. are born with autism, Asperger's disease, or a... http://t.co/9nRSnwDJ
- Z_GunsPeaple (Guns & Peaple) Man’s Asperger’s cured. It’s a miracle. Or, you know, it’s not really a disease. Our... http://t.co/Lw34kvUt
- MaCk2daFuture (Drew Durham) In the movie social network ... Mark zuckerberg has traits of Asperger's disease haha
- samanthabearrr (Lima Loser.) @UnspokenDiary Yeah. x) But omg. The kid. Asperger's is a disease and he was doing all these weird things. I felt so bad.