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Aspergers label being used

Iain

I've noticed more posts recently where people are saying they have received an autism diagnosis but then they add Aspergers in brackets.

It has been more than 12 years since it was dropped as a clinical term so I'm wondering why it seems to be talked about more in these last few weeks.

It was just a passing curiosity.

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  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    thought same and was going to comment too but didn't.

    I also didn't get a level on my diagnosis at the start of the year.  The important thing for me was the diagnosis. 

    As we have spiky profiles then I expect our supports needs are spiky not linear too, so how do the levels cope with that ?

    Hence not sure the levels are really of use to anyone at all.  If anyone can enlighten me on their value  ? seeing as I'm apparently level-less but Autistic 

  • in reply to Expecto_Patronum

    When I was diagnosed it was Aspergers, rather than autism, Maybe people are confused by levels, I know I am, people talk about levels, aspergers, ND and a whole alphabet of other things. Maybe people feel more comfortable with aspergers as an identifier because even though it's not used in diagnosis anymore people know what it is?

    It still feels like people with lower support needs are being ignored for the needs we have and not really accepted for the things we do well. I feel like we're either expected to be Elon Musk or dribbling in a corner somewhere, the rest of us, I suspect the majority are just left to get on with it.