Dr. Phil thinks AS is a disease.

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I'm not diseased, I'm different!

If I had parents telling me to "just control" something I didn't understand, I'd go off on them, too. Why is it that when we're trying to get our emotions under control, some dingbat wants to come over and talk and won't go away until we explode on them? Respect is a two-way street, so respect Alex's need to focus inward without distraction.

By the way, neither Dr. Phil nor his expert answered an important question: Which parent has AS? Or do they both have it? Sometimes AS parents need coaching to properly interact with their children. Part of Alex's problem is definitely Maw and Paw, but what's the dynamic?

The show is from January 17, 2006.

I agree with you!

Tim

Ah, Dr Phil is kinda CUTE...y'know, the way he always brings on his tiny little adoring wifey Robin (hey, I would adore him TOO if he paid for me to have that much nip/tuck and designer clothing ).

Taking Dr Phill seriously is like taking "South Park" seriously, or the Simpsons...or maybe Kermit the Frog?

Intellectually, I always preferred Jerry Springer ANYWAY...

Still, some of us SHOULD probably mail good ole Dr Phil and point out the error of his ways?

Yes? Man can't know what he hasn't learned...

M

WHAT THE #$%^&*()_)(*&^%$#@$%^&*()(*&^%$#@#$%^&*()!?!?!?!?

You have GOT to be kidding!! !! !! !! !

2ukenkerl,

It's still a disease by your definition. I don't see why there's such a negative connotation attached to the word. I suppose since it's a development disorder one doesn't know what it's like to be "normal"; much like how a person who's born blind doesn't know any different.

RE: "genius" writer,

A writer need not lock him or herself away in their room to write; writers can indeed be "normal" in their ability to achieve socially ("genius" is such a subjective thing; I'm a "genius" for example, and I laugh at the absurdity of that). People tend to confuse "profession" with disorder, which is erroneous.

Why?

I used LOVE that show, sit back and watch 'em all getting "down and NT" till the bald guy pulled 'em apart...

It was NEAT...

Didn't they pull the plug after one couple went home and REALLY finished the job?

M

"Many" is a "weasel word". Qualify that in a quantitative manner. Give us some perspective here and educate us. By the way there is no verifiable test for disorders, hence the difference of terms.

I agree... Dr Phil is a world class douchebag... i feel bad for the people that get sucked into going on his show, just so he can humiliate them in front of an audience...

My mom is one of those "if Dr.Phil says its right then it must be right" people, like she is with other things...
I mean, he gets his lines from a script for f***s sake, none of its real anyway. Its SO obvious sometimes.

Multiple sclerosis for example ("many" other neurological conditions don’t have a known cause -- people hypothesize, but that’s all). Autistic disorder has a known test that'll pick it up (brain imaging), a similar test will pick up multiple sclerosis; there's your refutation.

That's ok. Some people think Dr. Phil is a disease.

If anybody here gives a s**t about Dr. Phil, please PM me.

From the brain spec people: " At this time, there is no single diagnostic test that can conclusively prove a child has an autism spectrum disorder".
http://www.brainmattersinc.com/ Was there some other test you were thinking of for the Autistic spectrum? It would seem strange that one one test could pick up AS anyways since those with the disorder appear not to be a homogeneous group.

Maybe they couldn't find any parents with a positive attitude. At the autism meetings I have attended all the parents can talk about is how their child's autism has ruined their (the parents) lives.

I wouldn't worry too much about the Dr Phil show. Every show he airs is negative and all he ever does is insult people and talk to them like they were complete morons. My faves are the shows where he tells women to get serious about losing weight if they want to keep their husbands, yet Dr. Phil is a fatter than some of the guests he has put down for their weight. The guy is a loser, jerk so the only people that take him seriously are the undereducated. And explaining Aspergers for what it truly is to the undereducated morons of the country is futile.

Pervasive Developmental Disorder: Autism



PET Scanning in Autism Spectrum Disorders

It's a test, and it shows abnormalities and deficits in those with autistic disorder in the first link, and ASD in the second link -- however, like it says, the findings vary in significance to each individual. It cannot be "proven" because the "cause" isn't known, that's why things are put into categories like "disease" and "disorder" that have similar symptoms; multiple sclerosis and its damaged portions of the brain vary from individual to individual, like autistic disorder.