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New Autism Definition would Exclude many
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 500693" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>the new criteria does not even mention language delay so Asperger's kids would not be excluded from the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)</p><p></p><p>If the fear is that they wont get services I just think this seems like a broad enough definition to include them. What it doesn't do is help be more specific about what KINDS of support kids who have aspergers need. But that is the same dilema that kids iwth high functioning autism have had vs. kids who have more struggles like non verbal etc. </p><p></p><p>I don't know, I guess I am not worried about anyone being excluded....If they really had aspergers this criteria seems so broad their symptoms would be in this. but I do think there is value in finding a way to help define different levels of autism on the spectrum and generally Aspergers has been thought of as a level with very different needs than children who are non verbal etc. I imagine that the term Aspergers is still going to be used for that purpose. (kind of like how ADD is used even though it is really adhd-inattentive type)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 500693, member: 12886"] the new criteria does not even mention language delay so Asperger's kids would not be excluded from the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) If the fear is that they wont get services I just think this seems like a broad enough definition to include them. What it doesn't do is help be more specific about what KINDS of support kids who have aspergers need. But that is the same dilema that kids iwth high functioning autism have had vs. kids who have more struggles like non verbal etc. I don't know, I guess I am not worried about anyone being excluded....If they really had aspergers this criteria seems so broad their symptoms would be in this. but I do think there is value in finding a way to help define different levels of autism on the spectrum and generally Aspergers has been thought of as a level with very different needs than children who are non verbal etc. I imagine that the term Aspergers is still going to be used for that purpose. (kind of like how ADD is used even though it is really adhd-inattentive type) [/QUOTE]
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