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New DSM criteria on austic spectrum disorder pretty much cuts out Aspergers
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 558755" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>No <em>pervasive</em> diagnosis = NO HELP. At least, that's the general rule around here, with a couple of exceptions... diagnosed LDs get help, IF your needs fit in with the help available. And "medical" dxes get help (hearing, even Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), vision, etc.). Anything else? it's either a pervasive diagnosis (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Downs, etc.) or... it doesn't count.</p><p></p><p>Result? The kid with multiple challenges but no pervasive diagnosis gets NOTHING. Worse than that, it's assumed that all their problems are either bad attitude or bad parenting. Until the kid gets driven to the edge of insanity and either ends up with a pervasive diagnosis (here, at least, severe MH issues qualify!), or ends up dead or in jail. </p><p></p><p>So... did the kid who, in grade 2, had problems with writing, with motor skills, with social interactions, and with "listening" (i.e. should have had Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) diagnosis) really not need services? Sorry. I heard once too often, "His problems aren't bad enough for us to divert services from higher-needs kids."</p><p></p><p>We need to change the focus away from DXes and onto NEEDS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 558755, member: 11791"] No [I]pervasive[/I] diagnosis = NO HELP. At least, that's the general rule around here, with a couple of exceptions... diagnosed LDs get help, IF your needs fit in with the help available. And "medical" dxes get help (hearing, even Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), vision, etc.). Anything else? it's either a pervasive diagnosis (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Downs, etc.) or... it doesn't count. Result? The kid with multiple challenges but no pervasive diagnosis gets NOTHING. Worse than that, it's assumed that all their problems are either bad attitude or bad parenting. Until the kid gets driven to the edge of insanity and either ends up with a pervasive diagnosis (here, at least, severe MH issues qualify!), or ends up dead or in jail. So... did the kid who, in grade 2, had problems with writing, with motor skills, with social interactions, and with "listening" (i.e. should have had Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) diagnosis) really not need services? Sorry. I heard once too often, "His problems aren't bad enough for us to divert services from higher-needs kids." We need to change the focus away from DXes and onto NEEDS. [/QUOTE]
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