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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-09-12 07:00 pm

[ SECRET POST #2080 ]


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(Anonymous) 2012-09-13 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
What's your opinion on the DSM integrating Autism, Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and (I believe?) Childhood Disintegrative Disorder in to the single diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Asperger's can often present almost identically to high-functioning Autism, and sometimes the only way to distinguish between the two is to see if there was a speech delay. (My friend, started speaking at four, HFA. Me, started speaking at eight months and in full sentences by thirteen months, AS. That aside, our symptoms are basically identical.)

Under a unified diagnosis of ASD, yes, someone with Asperger's can refer to themselves as autistic, and, indeed, I do.