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Asperger's is not a form of autism

tinybit

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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  • If I might suggest, tinybit, there is a possibility that you are trying to deny your husband even has a form of autism. Are you scared by the name Autism?

    And I think you are being a bit contradictory because you say you agree that Asperger's is on the autism spectrum; so if it is not a form of autism, yet it is on the autism spectrum, your point that it is not Autism is meaningless - a circular argument in reverse! The same argument can be made about Diabetes: Diabetes exists along a spectrum, from mild to severe, and there are  several different types, the most well known of which are type 1 and 2; they have different causes, different degrees of severity, yet they are all types of Diabetes. Or take Cerebral Palsy, another spectrum condition: some people with CP are affected only in one limb, others are wheelchair bound and struggle to speak. Different outcomes, even different symptoms, but the same condition!

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  • If I might suggest, tinybit, there is a possibility that you are trying to deny your husband even has a form of autism. Are you scared by the name Autism?

    And I think you are being a bit contradictory because you say you agree that Asperger's is on the autism spectrum; so if it is not a form of autism, yet it is on the autism spectrum, your point that it is not Autism is meaningless - a circular argument in reverse! The same argument can be made about Diabetes: Diabetes exists along a spectrum, from mild to severe, and there are  several different types, the most well known of which are type 1 and 2; they have different causes, different degrees of severity, yet they are all types of Diabetes. Or take Cerebral Palsy, another spectrum condition: some people with CP are affected only in one limb, others are wheelchair bound and struggle to speak. Different outcomes, even different symptoms, but the same condition!

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