Lumi wrote:
redrobin62 do you already have an autistic label? If you do it will automatically stay, just a different name.
Those who can diagnose might still use the last diagnostic manual.
His original Aspergers diagnoses has been renamed. I doubt that would affect new diagnoses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfather_clauseOne-A-N wrote:
Interesting. It is the PDD-NOS group - by definition not meeting the criterai for AD or AS - and to a lesser extent the AD group itself, that are reduced. Those dx'd with AS are not significantly affected.
PDD-NOS people had no advocacy organizations for them and they are getting screwed over
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