I think that’s a fairly common sentiment. The severity of symptoms is a significant decider in how disordered someone is, and having clean deliniations makes sure that people with less disordered lives are not taking attenion awwy from the needs of those with more disordered lives.
But they do have clean deliniations. Aspergers is lvl 1 autism. I assume the reason for the change was to increase insurance recognition more than anything. Which is plenty sad on it’s own.
Absolutely! I think this disconnect is such a big part on why conversations about diagnosis rates, prevention, and treatment break down.
I honestly believe the dsm5 should have kept Asperger’s as a separate diagnosis than pooling all ASD together.
I think that’s a fairly common sentiment. The severity of symptoms is a significant decider in how disordered someone is, and having clean deliniations makes sure that people with less disordered lives are not taking attenion awwy from the needs of those with more disordered lives.
But they do have clean deliniations. Aspergers is lvl 1 autism. I assume the reason for the change was to increase insurance recognition more than anything. Which is plenty sad on it’s own.