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Aspergers...the diagnosis going away?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 433052" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>That's why I'm kind of on the fence about it. I'm guily of getting stuck in that "wrong view" because even Asperger's has a range and my son is the mild end. In reality his only evaluations have been through the school, and he always ends up as "highly likely Asperger's" and I think his IQ scores are low because they've only given him verbal tests which he hates and tries to avoid participation. (yea, working on getting a private evaluation done)</p><p></p><p>I also KNOW that I would have had a much more difficult time accepting that he indeed had an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (evaluations firmly place him on the spectrum) If I didn't have the "Asperger's, a <strong>form</strong> of Autism" explanation.</p><p></p><p>I also think that the fact this "milder" form of Autism with a different name was put in DSM V has created a better awareness, and increased diagnosis's in cases that previously would have been overlooked.</p><p></p><p>It's a double edged sword. I TOTALLY agree.</p><p></p><p>I did like the plan of adding lists of common co-morbid conditions along with diagnosis criteria.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 433052, member: 11965"] That's why I'm kind of on the fence about it. I'm guily of getting stuck in that "wrong view" because even Asperger's has a range and my son is the mild end. In reality his only evaluations have been through the school, and he always ends up as "highly likely Asperger's" and I think his IQ scores are low because they've only given him verbal tests which he hates and tries to avoid participation. (yea, working on getting a private evaluation done) I also KNOW that I would have had a much more difficult time accepting that he indeed had an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (evaluations firmly place him on the spectrum) If I didn't have the "Asperger's, a [B]form[/B] of Autism" explanation. I also think that the fact this "milder" form of Autism with a different name was put in DSM V has created a better awareness, and increased diagnosis's in cases that previously would have been overlooked. It's a double edged sword. I TOTALLY agree. I did like the plan of adding lists of common co-morbid conditions along with diagnosis criteria. [/QUOTE]
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