I watched a couple of her interviews online. I think she has been fairly consistent.
The point she is getting at is that the term is now too broad. Others have suggested the same. Having one bucket for everything seems unhelpful. It is why Asperger's was separate.
I am not sure she is saying people don't have struggles or may not need help, but that it is not the same as the people with higher support needs. I think she wants the term to be reserved for those with the highest needs.
How to classify things in a way that is helpful is always a challenge. External observations don't show the full internal world.
Knowing what you have, i.e. a diagnosis, is a starting point to explore and understand yourself, so things make more sense and you can achieve more. I don't mind what it is called or what I have.
I watched a couple of her interviews online. I think she has been fairly consistent.
The point she is getting at is that the term is now too broad. Others have suggested the same. Having one bucket for everything seems unhelpful. It is why Asperger's was separate.
I am not sure she is saying people don't have struggles or may not need help, but that it is not the same as the people with higher support needs. I think she wants the term to be reserved for those with the highest needs.
How to classify things in a way that is helpful is always a challenge. External observations don't show the full internal world.
Knowing what you have, i.e. a diagnosis, is a starting point to explore and understand yourself, so things make more sense and you can achieve more. I don't mind what it is called or what I have.
