News that will impact about 75% of this forum's users

[maks]

http://science.slashdot.org/story/12...rgers-syndrome

"The American Psychiatric Association is dropping Asperger's Syndrome from the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) Its symptoms will be included under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorder, which includes everything from severe autism such as children who do not talk or interact, to milder forms of autism. Asperger's disorder is impairment in social interaction and repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, activities and interests, without significant delay in language or cognitive development. Often the person has high intelligence and vast knowledge on narrow subjects but lacks social skills. DSM-5 comes out in May and will be the first major rewrite in 19 years."

[Genital Doli]

we are the 99%.

[maks]

don't start, this is a sad day it means insurance will no longer cover treatment for aspies

[blumpkin blownuts]

it's a rainy day in spergburg

[steveyos]

Tim arbeu

all aspies are self diagnosed anywys

BACK IN MY DAY WE JUST CALLED THEM NERDS

[xoxo]

well aspergers in particular is very hard to diagnose and many adults our age who have it have never been diagnosed

but you need to understand with autism is it is in fact a physical difference in the brain

most people are left brained dominated, however autistic people are right brain dominated, I myself am right brain dominated but it does not mean that all people who are right brain dominated are autistic. In the spectrum you can have a whole range, from mentally and physically disabled people all the way up to "high functioning" geniuses. They do tend to fixate but saying that they have vast knowledge in narrow subjects is not entirely correct, there are just some areas where they can can be much more advanced in (for example maths, puzzles) while being behind in areas of social development or language. You have no idea how frustrating that can be for them especially for the genius ones... imagine being a genius but not being able to comminucate with anyone, how frustrating would that be? It has been likened to being thrown into a completely different culture with a language you do not understand and being told... off you go, no-one will understand you but go survive without any help.

Truth is they do not know what causes it, however these days if dianosed early enough therapy that focuses on increasing the intelligences they lack in such as social or language they can grow up to appear no different from anyone else... but pehaps just really good at maths or something...

My God daughter has aspergers, she was diagnose as a toddler as her speech was not developing, however she was extremely advanced for her age in maths in puzzles.... it is really bizarre to see aroom full of autistic children, now normally you put children in a room and they naturally and instantly all play together... in a room full of autistic children it is weird because they do not even interact with each other... they just go off into their own corner and play by themselves and you have to literally pick them up and make them face each other to get them to interact with each other.

It's not a behavioral problem it is a physical difference in the brain and one that is not properly understood by medicine yet.

[maks]

all aspies are self diagnosed anywys

they're infecting themselves in the first place, studies have shown that 89% of cases of aspergers are caused by buying an anime box set

[maks]

well aspergers in particular is very hard to diagnose and many adults our age who have it have never been diagnosed

but you need to understand with autism is it is in fact a physical difference in the brain

most people are left brained dominated, however autistic people are right brain dominated, I myself am right brain dominated but it does not mean that all people who are right brain dominated are autistic. In the spectrum you can have a whole range, from mentally and physically disabled people all the way up to "high functioning" geniuses. They do tend to fixate but saying that they have vast knowledge in narrow subjects is not entirely correct, there are just some areas where they can can be much more advanced in (for example maths, puzzles) while being behind in areas of social development or language. You have no idea how frustrating that can be for them especially for the genius ones... imagine being a genius but not being able to comminucate with anyone, how frustrating would that be? It has been likened to being thrown into a completely different culture with a language you do not understand and being told... off you go, no-one will understand you but go survive without any help.

Truth is they do not know what causes it, however these days if dianosed early enough therapy that focuses on increasing the intelligences they lack in such as social or language they can grow up to appear no different from anyone else... but pehaps just really good at maths or something...

My God daughter has aspergers, she was diagnose as a toddler as her speech was not developing, however she was extremely advanced for her age in maths in puzzles.... it is really bizarre to see aroom full of autistic children, now normally you put children in a room and they naturally and instantly all play together... in a room full of autistic children it is weird because they do not even interact with each other... they just go off into their own corner and play by themselves and you have to literally pick them up and make them face each other to get them to interact with each other.

It's not a behavioral problem it is a physical difference in the brain and one that is not properly understood by medicine yet.

your vocab is nothing to write home about

mine is quite large, much larger than yours

[xoxo]

they're infecting themselves in the first place, studies have shown that 89% of cases of aspergers are caused by buying an anime box set

LOL

[general doli]

LOL

I freajking hate you Cody go away

[xoxo]

I freajking hate you Cody go away

That sir is the height of insult

[Lexi Persimmons]

IDK. you're all aspie retards.

[general doli]

That sir is the height of insult

Cody goineg of the deep end

[xoxo]

IDK. you're all aspie retards.

and you're just a retard minus any genius streak

[jon]

well aspergers in particular is very blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

look at all this fucking noise

[jon]

you know what's gonna happen when 5.0 of the shrink's bible is released

all those nutjobs who dont have a "disorder" and just need to be slapped upside the head are going to get lumped into "autism"

and nobody will ever take it seriously ever again

i know i won't

"high iq and low social skills" -- oh you mean like every genius inventor ever in this country, imagine that

this is nothing but culture war

she knows because she took 3 months of psychology

[juji]

It doesn't impact me but didn't read this bullshit

lol, the irony

[xoxo]

she knows because she took 3 months of psychology

no I studied 2 years of psychology

and I specialised in autism in my POST GRADUATE diploma in education

[juji]

no I studied 2 years of psychology

and I specialised in autism in my POST GRADUATE diploma in education

you're idioting yourself in shame

[xoxo]

you know what's gonna happen when 5.0 of the shrink's bible is released

all those nutjobs who dont have a "disorder" and just need to be slapped upside the head are going to get lumped into "autism"

and nobody will ever take it seriously ever again

i know i won't

"high iq and low social skills" -- oh you mean like every genius inventor ever in this country, imagine that

this is nothing but culture war

It true disgnosises seem to follow trends

a few years ago it was all about ADHD then a couple of years ago it was all about autism and now it's all about not giving a fucking shit people and abusing them anyone ignoring anti-psychology and its implications

I am a big fan of anti-psychology

jon I hardly imagine you are socialite yourself, fucking aspie

3 months of psychology should have taught you to keep the retarded at arm's length. it should be against the law.

[xoxo]

*keeps m0nde at arm's length*

[xoxo]

you're idioting yourself in shame

how?

i think fagchat knows to be wary of you, lisa
i've never seen him respond positively to your advances
either way, you should stop your disgusting pursuits

[juji]

how?

Everyone knows that, i guess no one wants to explain you what is it

[maks]

you know what's gonna happen when 5.0 of the shrink's bible is released

all those nutjobs who dont have a "disorder" and just need to be slapped upside the head are going to get lumped into "autism"

and nobody will ever take it seriously ever again

i know i won't

"high iq and low social skills" -- oh you mean like every genius inventor ever in this country, imagine that

this is nothing but culture war

I assumed it came from the insurance companies, aspie diagnosis are on the rise and considering they'll soon be required to cover anyone and everyone if they eliminate its classification as a disease they won't be required to pay for treatment for people who aren't really sick