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5:41pm June 22, 2014

➸ "Asperger's syndrome" dropped from the DSM-5

saintgloria:

twentytwo022:

Is anyone bothered that the term/diagnosis of “Asperger’s syndrome” was dropped from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders? If you’ve traditionally told people you have “Asperger’s,” are you falling in line with the DSM-5 now and saying…

I will always be an Aspie and use the term Aspergers. It’s just part of my identity. But I like that they’re leveling the playing field per say and calling every form of autism Autistic Spectrum Disorder. It describes autism as exactly what it is, a spectrum. We’re all different but we’re all autistic. One diagnosis isn’t superior to another. Aspies aren’t better than Auties. Auties aren’t better than Aspies.

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  16. moderatelyinterestingweirdo reblogged this from laughingmyaspergersoff and added:
    The DSM is a nuisance in general.I hate that it calls it an autism spectrum disorder.I have a friend with a PhD in...
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    I still refer to it as Asperger’s, because right now at least, most people either know it as that or don’t really know...
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    it also includes some people who were previously excluded, eg people who passed as nonautistic throughout middle...