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Asperger's is not a form of autism

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Asperger's is not a form of autism. I really wish you would remove that from your description of asperger's. I hear that all the time and so many people believe that because website's (yours incliuded) posts that for everyone to read and believe. Autism and Asperger's are on the same spectrum and I see how people might be confused by that but do some research because they each stand alone. There is high functioning and low functioning of both autism and asperger's, but I hear all the time "asperger's is a high functioning autism" Incorrect. I know you are trying to inform people, but that in particular bothers me because my husband has asperger's and that misinforms people. Just trying to help you better inform people, please do some research and change that. Thanks

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  • SCD is just a convenient oversimplification of things based on the triad of impairments. If you have repetitive behaviours or inflexibility of thought it is autism, if you just have the social communication issues it is SCD.

    So what happens if you've got environmental sensitivity, sensory overload, anxiety, poor coordination? Oh its only autism if you've got the third strand of the triad.........

    What utter tripe!! And NAS is very largely to blame for the persistence of this nonsense. The triad is a diagnostic tool that distinguishes autism from other conditions. But dividing it up based on whether bits of the triad are present is truly laughable.

    Some people diagnosed with autism could now be re-diagnosed SCD.... what an absurd notion....

    Psychiatry and Psychology - its a joke to call them professions....they are an utter shambles.

    And NAS - if you don't wake up soon.........

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  • SCD is just a convenient oversimplification of things based on the triad of impairments. If you have repetitive behaviours or inflexibility of thought it is autism, if you just have the social communication issues it is SCD.

    So what happens if you've got environmental sensitivity, sensory overload, anxiety, poor coordination? Oh its only autism if you've got the third strand of the triad.........

    What utter tripe!! And NAS is very largely to blame for the persistence of this nonsense. The triad is a diagnostic tool that distinguishes autism from other conditions. But dividing it up based on whether bits of the triad are present is truly laughable.

    Some people diagnosed with autism could now be re-diagnosed SCD.... what an absurd notion....

    Psychiatry and Psychology - its a joke to call them professions....they are an utter shambles.

    And NAS - if you don't wake up soon.........

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