removal of aspergers from DSM-4?

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iceveela
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25 Aug 2011, 12:37 pm

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02 ... ess_t.html

I just read on the above link that they may be getting rid of aspergers and autism and instead lumping everyone in a new category known as ASD.

what do you think?

EDIT

SRRY FOR THE WRONG LINK BEFORE!! ! i hate this old crappy computer... it screws up alot and refused to cut the link when i said "copy"... so I accidently posted the wrong link... I fixed it though, no worries!

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25 Aug 2011, 1:50 pm

iceveela wrote:

http://cullenboysanonymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/taylor-lautner-cfda-fashion-04-701x1024.jpg

I just read on the above link that they may be getting rid of aspergers and autism and instead lumping everyone in a new category known as ASD.

what do you think?

why are you posting a pic of a pig faced man in a blazer and saying that it says something about the DSM IV?

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25 Aug 2011, 1:54 pm

You know, if you want to rickroll, you might want to hide the URL of the website you're trying to direct people to. Information is, by and large, not released in JPG format.

You might also want to check your terminology. DSM-IV was published in 1994; it's a little late to "remove" anything from it now. Next time you try to use this trick, remember that they're currently formulating DSM-V.

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25 Aug 2011, 1:55 pm

I think somebody's account got hacked.

Or you're a bot.

Or you're an idiot. But I hope it's one of the first two.

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25 Aug 2011, 2:42 pm

SRRY FOLKS!! ! [i][u]

my bad!! !

My dinosaur of a computer didn't cut and paste properly... it does this often... MY BAD!! !

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02 ... ess_t.html

here is the REAL link!

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25 Aug 2011, 3:13 pm

LOL

but yea they should totally remove it. and replace it with a better understanding of, like.... life.

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25 Aug 2011, 3:23 pm

Here's 2 somewhat better articles about the change:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/child-myths/200911/away-the-aspergers-diagnosis-whats-it-all-about

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03asperger.html?_r=1&em

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25 Aug 2011, 3:24 pm

It's just terminology. Diagnoses in the DSM aren't there for people to feel they belong to a particular group. It's there to help people get the support they need.

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25 Aug 2011, 3:30 pm

iceveela wrote:

Happens to me all the time, and my computer is relatively new...

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25 Aug 2011, 3:38 pm

Jono wrote:

It's just terminology. Diagnoses in the DSM aren't there for people to feel they belong to a particular group. It's there to help people get the support they need.

Yuuuup the only reason this kind of misperception continues to be useful at all

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25 Aug 2011, 3:40 pm

I suggest they keep Assburgers, but change the name to Vaginapizza.

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25 Aug 2011, 8:01 pm

Wow, look at the criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder. It sounds like they decided to make it more equivalent to psychopathy. That's great, because psychopathy is a lot more useful a category than DSM-IV ASPD, and DSM-IV ASPD applies to virtually all criminals regardless of why they did it.

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25 Aug 2011, 8:06 pm

Ettina wrote:

It doesn't apply to me, but Ive always been offended just on general principal by that term, "antisocial personality disorder"... ugh

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25 Aug 2011, 8:11 pm

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It doesn't apply to me, but Ive always been offended just on general principal by that term, "antisocial personality disorder"... ugh

Which part bugs you - 'antisocial' or 'personality disorder'?

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25 Aug 2011, 8:19 pm

iceveela wrote:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/02/people_with_aspergers_assess_t.html

I just read on the above link that they may be getting rid of aspergers and autism and instead lumping everyone in a new category known as ASD.

what do you think?

EDIT

SRRY FOR THE WRONG LINK BEFORE!! ! i hate this old crappy computer... it screws up alot and refused to cut the link when i said "copy"... so I accidently posted the wrong link... I fixed it though, no worries!

Well I don't think they are totally getting rid of those, just putting them in the catagory ASD, they would probably label them a bit differently and have the different symptoms...but I am not sure exactly. It would just make more sense that they would make things more specific.

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25 Aug 2011, 8:21 pm

Ettina wrote:

I thought it was originally referred to as psychopathy...and they switched it to Antisocial Personality Disorder.

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