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Asperger’s, Autism and the New DSM

July 6, 2011

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is the psychologist’s bible for diagnosing mental illnesses. Used by clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors to determine the mental condition of a patient, the DSM has been an excellent tool for categorizing illnesses. The current manual in service is the DSM IV, which has been in [...]

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Aspergers to Be Removed from DSM

December 6, 2010

In a move that is upsetting people, the powers that be have recently decided that Aspergers Syndrome will be removed from the DSM and merged with Autism. 

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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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