tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post8775033206835388151..comments2024-03-01T03:37:20.420-05:00Comments on I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE: I basically have an abusive relationship with the DSMAmanda Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200794053287551087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-32532311651170461132011-04-30T13:34:46.197-04:002011-04-30T13:34:46.197-04:00hrm. but then think about all the people they'...hrm. but then think about all the people they're excluding from diagnoses. do they suddenly not experience difficulty that they should be receiving help with because the criteria for "receiving help" was changed?<br />i totally agree with eternalstranger. i'm an adult (and female(ish)), and i feel like there's very little chance of me being diagnosed with AS, even though i'm screamingly obviously an aspie. but this i think is only obvious to aspies. the professionals corralling us appear to never have heard of aspergersbuildingmoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935261710881092437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-35774298402054852802011-01-30T16:38:49.808-05:002011-01-30T16:38:49.808-05:00Wow, I had no idea there were so many things you a...Wow, I had no idea there were so many things you apparently can't have if you also have ASD! That *is* really weird.<br /><br />I had thought the DSM was usually silent on where a particular disorder *comes* from, like, whether your anxiety problem comes from having an ASD, or a glandular problem causing you to produce an excess of cortisol, or whatever --- the only relevant point for them, I thought, was that you HAD an anxiety problem and you wanted help with it!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-60009088688908996442011-01-30T09:40:16.395-05:002011-01-30T09:40:16.395-05:00I've noticed that a lot of the material out th...I've noticed that a lot of the material out there for intellectual disabilities are aimed at parents with young children, rather than adults. Actually, the autism spectrum probably has more available to adults than most, since there are at least forums that are aimed specifically at adults with ASD not at parents. <br /><br />Which I think may be being reflected in the DSM, in that they're assuming it's going to be primarily used for diagnosing young children and not adults. So they're not looking at how it might present in an adult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466691337834051176.post-19860645536602889712011-01-30T01:40:04.380-05:002011-01-30T01:40:04.380-05:00yup, yup, and yup..as far as "Symptoms togeth...yup, yup, and yup..as far as "Symptoms together limit and impair everyday functioning." Not so much anymore. It does seem to be written with an early childhood developmental bent, which I suppose works well for dxing children (how they missed it in me is a complete mystery, but ya know - I'm a girl, so I couldnt have AS, only boys have AS. heh <br /><br />Dont worry so much, even if the official critera is just as mucked as it was before, the reality is that the word is getting out, aspies are on TV now, most colleges have social help programs avalible now, and there is a wonderful support community on the internet. Gone are the days of institutions and social darkness. Now we live and work and ( some of us) breed. just like anyone else. And thankfuly because of this, the awareness and aceptance is growing. not just for AS/ASD but for quirks of all humans. I think its a good thing. forget what "the book" says. If you read enough Psycology, believe me you will discover that you are infact crazy. Everyone is. (embrace it)Corabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432133467376630181noreply@blogger.com