tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post1136976582916364672..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: DSM-5: The American Psychiatric Association Gift to Autism Epidemic DeniersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-67587090231157628792010-02-11T17:34:17.145-04:002010-02-11T17:34:17.145-04:00Wasn't me. ;) I hadn't seen the proposal ...Wasn't me. ;) I hadn't seen the proposal charted this way. I disagree with calling everything Autism Spectrum Disorders. Current labels under PDD are not simply levels of function. How will changing it help clinicians provide better services?? And why would they suddenly include Broader Autism Phenotypes, when we are sub-clinical, except that it fits into their linear model. Maybe to quiet those who don't buy it. ;pSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732095611947394379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-35063446452800877322010-02-04T07:02:00.364-04:002010-02-04T07:02:00.364-04:00Silky Slenna
On your blog you call yourself an &q...Silky Slenna<br /><br />On your blog you call yourself an "autism spectrum woman". <br /><br />Why? Do you have a specific autism disorder diagnosis or do you self identify with being on the autism spectrum?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-66760591692944837812010-02-04T04:09:45.386-04:002010-02-04T04:09:45.386-04:00Sounds like Psychiatric Politics, to me. I mean, ...Sounds like Psychiatric Politics, to me. I mean, if they had a blood, or a urine test, as with say, diabetes, we would know, in clinical terms, exactly the degree of deficit or dis-ease a person had on the autism spectrum. If you marked at a 98%, you got it bad, real bad. If you have a 52% saturation, you're just middle of the road, moderate. And, if we only found, say, a mere 2% of autism agents in your pee, well,you are otherwise normal with a slight trace of oddities.<br /><br /> But this diagnosis is one of observation. And Einstein handled the malleable role of the observer in his Special Relativity Theory of 1905: An observation is relative to the observer. It's quantum physics. It's weird science, but it's true. SO I do question the role of the professional observer in both Psychology and Psychiatry, to realy accurately make a diagnosis of a seering medical condition. <br /><br />Can I look at you, and diagnose the severity of your cholesterol? I am thin, and mine is high, due to hypothyroidism. But you cannot gues my cholesterol by observing me.<br /><br />AhhhHH! I throw my hands up in the air with fustration at this!<br /><br />I'm writing to my hearts content, whatever I damwell please, on my new blog, at www.autismrox.wordpress.comSilky SIennahttp://www.autismrox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-78301653270784146212010-01-30T19:38:57.320-04:002010-01-30T19:38:57.320-04:00I think part of the reason for the increase in dia...I think part of the reason for the increase in diagnosis is that (30 - 40 something) adults with undiagnosed ASD or Aspergers have gravitated towards other adults in the same situation, got married, had kids and found their own kids on the spectrum. Upon further discovery, many have realized their own autistic / aspie traits. There are many of us out there...Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12070155720984904534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-59806279157900878932010-01-30T04:05:03.966-04:002010-01-30T04:05:03.966-04:00Suzanne
U posted a comment [which I accidentally...Suzanne <br /><br />U posted a comment [which I accidentally rejected] asking what was going to happen to the Asperger's diagnosis.<br /><br />It APPEARS that the Asperger's diagnosis will disappear and be included in the mildly severe categories. <br /><br />Some are unhappy with that change. Some very high functioning persons with Aspergers might be happy because they will find it easier to claim to be speaking for all persons with "autism".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-24389744771713584782010-01-29T17:41:57.640-04:002010-01-29T17:41:57.640-04:00I wonder how many older children are at the same l...I wonder how many older children are at the same level of lack of social and the same level of fixated interests, repetitive disorders?<br /><br />My daughter has made some progress on the social side. I would put her on the border of most severe and moderately severe. She has made greater progress on the fixated interests and repetitive behaviors. I would not consider her most severe in respect to those areas, but would place her well in the moderately severe category. <br /><br />I would think there are many children who have a wider disparity in their systems vis a vis the two columns.Ian MacGregornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-90515978639313494152010-01-29T09:45:08.362-04:002010-01-29T09:45:08.362-04:00So now everyone in Neurodiversity would fit "...So now everyone in Neurodiversity would fit "Subclinical AS" and "Natural Variation." I've never read about anyone that would fit "Less Severe ASD."<br /><br />I love (sarcasm) their wording of "Natural Variation" since to all in ND ASDs are nothing but a "Natural Variation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-33606085451264099702010-01-29T08:46:55.762-04:002010-01-29T08:46:55.762-04:00We'd fall between the " most and moderate...We'd fall between the " most and moderately severe" and the other would be "natural variation"... good luck in getting the school's to agree to services under mild once that goes through, and ODSP etc to also agree to disability payments as well. And you're right... now everyone with the slightest quirk - Natural variation - will fall under "autism".... Self diagnosing will become a legitimate pass-time.<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/01/28/autism-vaccine-wakefield.html I see the pro-vaccine group is still doing their "happy dance". I have yet to read where vaccine's are safe. All I've read is that Wakefield's research was done inappropriately - the birthday party, which IMO was wrong - and a slap for "how dare you go against the establishment".<br /><br />It isn't going to stop those from refusing to get vaccines.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.com