This really pisses me off

[Zaevod]

Re: This really pisses me off

Why do I have a strong feeling this "one pissed off mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" is actually a bunch of stupid teenagers?

[dragonmegaXX]

Re: This really pisses me off

Because who the fuck says 'scram'

[moches]

Re: This really pisses me off

I have nothing to add. Those of you who have to deal with these bigoted attitudes in real life are heroes.

[Zaevod]

Re: This really pisses me off

Because who the fuck says 'scram'

Scram, you blockhead.

[devonin]

Re: This really pisses me off

i.e. Aspergers and other ASD's are not Autism. There is actually a very important distinction between the two. I suspect many people in this thread are Asperger or PDD-NOS and not Autistic, since high functioning Autism is almost unheard of.

The DSM is being updated to incorporate everything from Asperger's Syndrome through to the far Extremes of Autism as "Autism Spectrum Disorder" so this will shortly no longer be true, and I suspect Asperger's will just become the most high-functioning low-mental disabling point on a continuum that goes all the way to essential nun-functionality.

[Reach]

Re: This really pisses me off

The DSM is being updated to incorporate everything from Asperger's Syndrome through to the far Extremes of Autism as "Autism Spectrum Disorder" so this will shortly no longer be true, and I suspect Asperger's will just become the most high-functioning low-mental disabling point on a continuum that goes all the way to essential nun-functionality.

When I was in neuroscience, all of those disorders were already classified as ASDs, i.e. Autism Spectrum Disorders.

However, the emphasis on 'disorderS' was quite clear. They weren't the same thing at all.

So are you saying that they're all going to be collectively called an "Autism Spectrum Disorder" with no differentiation??

I highly disagree with such a change and am pretty shocked if that's the case.

I haven't followed the DSM 5 at all though so I'll have to look into it to see what's going on here.

[devonin]

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Well, not no differentiation, just points of severity on a scale. As I understand it, this is mostly already being done.

[25thhour]

Re: This really pisses me off

I bet the mom of the retard wrote the letter herself to get pity for her retarded son.

[kommisar]

Re: This really pisses me off

I think many of the high functioning autism cases I know of may not be autism at all. idk I hate to question a proper diagnosis, but looking at kids like my brother compared to people who call themselves "autistic" makes me wonder if people self-diagnose themselves and don't know much about it.

So I'm not going to read this letter, I've seen a few bits of it. Makes me sick. Get these people out of my country.

[PriestREA]

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I bet the mom of the retard wrote the letter herself to get pity for her retarded son.

I can't tell if you're trolling or just extremely insensitive. Overwhelming amounts of ignorance in just one sentence.

[Pseudo Enigma]

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oh, ran into this while looking at the Toronto Star I think. There's a thread on this?

Jesus fuck, stop making Canada look bad, you cunt.

edit:yep, this is it.

edit2: actually, the person who sent it anonymously must be laughing their ass off at all the attention. They said they have a problem too, maybe it's got to do with attention? *ahem* I mean attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[welsh_girl]

Re: This really pisses me off

Whomever wrote it is just scum. What an absolute cunt.