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Aspergers...the diagnosis going away?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 433111" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>In the US, you get no services without that label. We can call it "quirky kid." We can call it "different." We can call it "shy." None of those things will help the child or, if necessary, the adult. Now this could be difference in Canada or Europe. I have no idea.</p><p></p><p>I don't see what big pharma has to do with Aspergers. Many with that label aren't on medication. This is an inexact science, but we need to do what we can to get our kids help. Try getting help in the US by saying, "My child is shy and quirky." It's hard enough to get services for ADHD. So I see the necessity. I know kids who have Aspergers (diagnosed) who function much lower than my son who was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and now autistic spectrum disorder. For the most part, in our support group, the kids are all living at home,even as adults, whether they are diagnosed with low functioning autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers. I was afraid that if my son was called Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers, he may have to live alone after we are gone. But the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) label will guarantee that he will continue to get services that he desperately needs for as long as necessary. Without the label, he maybe would be on his own one day and would not do very well. Heck, it's hard to get him to shower once a week. He doesn't notice or care if he smells (and he gets VERY ripe). Somebody has to force him to shower or he won't. That would go over really well at work (if he even had the nerve to go apply for a job). Just a few examples. And lots of ifs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 433111, member: 1550"] In the US, you get no services without that label. We can call it "quirky kid." We can call it "different." We can call it "shy." None of those things will help the child or, if necessary, the adult. Now this could be difference in Canada or Europe. I have no idea. I don't see what big pharma has to do with Aspergers. Many with that label aren't on medication. This is an inexact science, but we need to do what we can to get our kids help. Try getting help in the US by saying, "My child is shy and quirky." It's hard enough to get services for ADHD. So I see the necessity. I know kids who have Aspergers (diagnosed) who function much lower than my son who was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and now autistic spectrum disorder. For the most part, in our support group, the kids are all living at home,even as adults, whether they are diagnosed with low functioning autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers. I was afraid that if my son was called Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers, he may have to live alone after we are gone. But the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) label will guarantee that he will continue to get services that he desperately needs for as long as necessary. Without the label, he maybe would be on his own one day and would not do very well. Heck, it's hard to get him to shower once a week. He doesn't notice or care if he smells (and he gets VERY ripe). Somebody has to force him to shower or he won't. That would go over really well at work (if he even had the nerve to go apply for a job). Just a few examples. And lots of ifs. [/QUOTE]
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