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Asperger Syndrome should the label stay?

David

My family and I refused to believe that I was Autistic until we were told in family therapy in 1990 that I had Asperger Syndrome.

 

In 1966 aged nine a Psychiatrist wanted to send me to a special school for Autistic children.

She looked up Autism in the dictionary and it said that Autistic children cannot speak.

By the age of nine I could speak fluently so she thought I could not possible be Autistic so I went to main stream schools.

In 1976 a Psychiatrist who visited us said that I was mildly Autistic.

We did not believe him either and his successor also said that I was not Autistic.

 

In 1990 my Father asked in family therapy when I was not in the room if I had been more strictly brought up whether I would have turned out better.

The family therapist said that the way I am has nothing to do with up bringing but because I have Asperger Syndrome.

After that we could believe that I have Asperger Syndrome and my Father stopped blaming my Mother for how I am.

As a matter of fact the only thing on my records is the Psychiatrist in 1976 who said that I was mildly Autistic

The question must be asked is how are we going to describe people who are not really Autistic at all.

We could describe Asperger people as just having Autistic traits.

The difference between an Asperger person and a so calle.d NT person can be very slight and the difference between an Asperger person and an Autistic person is often great.

We should not lump Asperger people with Autistic people.

The NAS leaflets would have to be changed if the Asperger label disappeared.

It could be a step back removing the Asperger label which I understand they are going to do next year in the USA.

David

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  • Yes I remember about twenty years ago in Croydon the parents of the Asperger group of children quickly removed the Autistic label to put up Asperger Syndrome.

    I talked to a Mother and she explained that her six year old Asperger son is very naughty and there is no point punishing him.

    I do not know what he is like as an adult.

    There should be homes for Asperger people who cannot controle their anti social behaviour and I expect medication cannot controle it either.

    If we do not have the label Asperger Syndrome there should still be homes for high functioning Autistic people who cannot cope in the community without getting into trouble with the Police.

    We do not want those sort of people landing in Prison if it is no good punishing them.

    The danger is that they could be prison for life for public protection which would not be fair as the offence might not be serious and the Autistic person could not help what he or she did.

    At one time I expect Autistic people could spend their lives in Mental Hospitals but most of the Mental Hospitals have closed down.

    I know an Autistic home could be a nicer sort of Prison as people in some Autistic homes have the front door locked and they are not allowed out without staff.

    Unfortunately Autistic Adults sometimes continue their childish behaviour as Adults and do not reform so the Police and the Courts need to be aware of that but the public still has to be protected.

    David

    I know the above E mail deals with other subjects than labels.

    David

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  • Yes I remember about twenty years ago in Croydon the parents of the Asperger group of children quickly removed the Autistic label to put up Asperger Syndrome.

    I talked to a Mother and she explained that her six year old Asperger son is very naughty and there is no point punishing him.

    I do not know what he is like as an adult.

    There should be homes for Asperger people who cannot controle their anti social behaviour and I expect medication cannot controle it either.

    If we do not have the label Asperger Syndrome there should still be homes for high functioning Autistic people who cannot cope in the community without getting into trouble with the Police.

    We do not want those sort of people landing in Prison if it is no good punishing them.

    The danger is that they could be prison for life for public protection which would not be fair as the offence might not be serious and the Autistic person could not help what he or she did.

    At one time I expect Autistic people could spend their lives in Mental Hospitals but most of the Mental Hospitals have closed down.

    I know an Autistic home could be a nicer sort of Prison as people in some Autistic homes have the front door locked and they are not allowed out without staff.

    Unfortunately Autistic Adults sometimes continue their childish behaviour as Adults and do not reform so the Police and the Courts need to be aware of that but the public still has to be protected.

    David

    I know the above E mail deals with other subjects than labels.

    David

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