Concerns brew about redefining Asperger's
CNN: Women's Health • Feb 11, 2010If I call it 'autism,' that's going to raise a lot of red flags for people who don't know him, said Brown, author of the novel about autism There Are No Words. Both Brown and her son William are opposed to new guidelines being put forth by the American Psychiatric Association that would make Asperger's syndrome part of the autism spectrum disorders rather than a separate diagnosis. In the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which helps mental health professionals identify specific conditions, it… Full Story »
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- Disability
