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Nasty Aspie

February 15, 2010

I  previously wrote about removing the Aspergers diagnosis from the DSM and to my dismay there are people with Aspergers out there who are against removing it for very hateful reasons.

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On Removing Aspergers Diagnosis

February 11, 2010

Removing the Aspergers Diagnosis from the DSM is a controversial and hot topic in the Autism advocacy community.  Many people are angered by merging Aspergers with Hugh Functioning Autism.

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Is Aspergers Autism?

January 5, 2009

There are many people out there who seem to believe that Aspergers and Autism are not the same thing.  So its time to explore this issue.

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Aspergers and Self Diagnosis – My Thoughts

December 22, 2008

I’ve been noticing a new trend as of late – and frankly I find it a bit disturbing.  There is a large amount of people on Aspergers support forums who claim to have Aspergers but really may not – they are self diagnosed.  While some of these people may in fact have Aspergers, there is [...]

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Video: Diagnosing A Girl’s Autism (Aspergers)

July 15, 2008

ABC News has this great video about something that sadly has not been looked at much – girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  It explores the differences in behaviors in boys and girls – and how it effects autistic behaviors, and possibly diagnosis.  Read more to view it.

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