Aspies to be demoted to Autistics.

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01 Dec 2012, 11:43 pm

Venger wrote:

Yay I hate that stupid "aspie" term people always use on here.

In my ears it has always sounded like a dog's name or something.

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01 Dec 2012, 11:47 pm

Verdandi wrote:

It's not a demotion and I find it disturbing that one would express it as such.

1.) Verdandi is right.

2.) This is very old news.

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02 Dec 2012, 12:09 am

Verdandi wrote:

It's not a demotion and I find it disturbing that one would express it as such.

this seems to be all there needs to be said.

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02 Dec 2012, 12:11 am

Just what does this mean now, I wonder?

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02 Dec 2012, 12:37 am

Verdandi wrote:

It's not a demotion and I find it disturbing that one would express it as such.

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02 Dec 2012, 1:19 am

Revising the DSM IV was a good thing. It removed homosexuality as a mental disorder, as well as other inaccurate diagnostic criteria.

Asperger's is Autism, so it' doesn't bother me.

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02 Dec 2012, 1:22 am

MakaylaTheAspie wrote:

Revising the DSM IV was a good thing. It removed homosexuality as a mental disorder, as well as other inaccurate diagnostic criteria.

Asperger's is Autism, so it' doesn't bother me.

Point taken.

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02 Dec 2012, 1:42 am

Hey, I take exception!
I never got a diagnoses of being Aspergers, but I am an intelligent Autistic. I don't like the thought of people thinking being autistic rather than aspergers makes them less than they were. It makes it seem as though aspergers, which is just a branch of the spectrum, is somehow better and more acceptable than being autistic. "Demote" was a poor choice of words.....
There, rant over!
I agree with the people who replied already; I think its a good thing.

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02 Dec 2012, 1:57 am

What's the pay cut?

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02 Dec 2012, 2:10 am

Well, the school I work for is happy, because the three of the "just barely reaches the Asperger diagnosis", kids will get their some of their services pulled. (saving $$$). OT, PT and speech. Now they have to be evaluated again. And their services won't be Federally mandated, so the school can play fast and loose.

If you are a parent of a special needs kid, it's gonna get ugly.

Does anyone know if NVLD is covered for services like Autism?

Let the "your kid is cured, and we are removing services" games begin.

Ugh.....

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02 Dec 2012, 2:51 am

Tawaki wrote:

I doubt that will happen, also if they just barely reached the diagnosis then they don't need services.

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02 Dec 2012, 3:18 am

rabidmonkey4262 wrote:

Verdandi wrote:

It's not a demotion and I find it disturbing that one would express it as such.

1.) Verdandi is right.

2.) This is very old news.

Tawaki wrote:

If you are a parent of a special needs kid, it's gonna get ugly.

It already is.

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02 Dec 2012, 3:56 am

MakaylaTheAspie wrote:

Revising the DSM IV was a good thing. It removed homosexuality as a mental disorder, as well as other inaccurate diagnostic criteria.

Um, no...homosexuality was removed as a mental disease in the 7th printing of the DSM-II in 1974.

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02 Dec 2012, 6:30 am

I don't care; changing the name of the label for my issues won't change my issues.

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02 Dec 2012, 7:11 am

ruveyn wrote:

The term Asperger's Disorder will be dropped from the diagnostic manual next year.
In the new manual only the term Autistic and Autism will remain.

Aspies will be demoted to Autie.

ruveyn

Do you really believe this is a demotion, or are you just trying to illicit a specific type of response from people?

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02 Dec 2012, 12:33 pm

Your equation of the name change to a demotion is extremely offensive, OP. I find your "Aspie supremacist" attitude very disturbing.

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