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posted by [personal profile] sevenhelz at 11:58pm on 06/11/2009
I used to read Penelope Trunk, but got turned off her by differences of opinion. However, her recent tweet on miscarrying, and various articles that stemmed from it, were awesome. @pennyred on twitter's was a great defense, as was penelope's herself. Anyhoo. I flicked on to some links, and here I find her brief post on Aspergers. And damn, that is interesting to me. Because I think I had to learn a lot of societal rules systematically, too - which is why studying drama and english language was so useful to me.
I'm not saying I have Aspergers. Just that I can relate, and I find it interesting.
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posted by [personal profile] lightcastle at 08:06pm on 07/11/2009
Now THAT's interesting.
I have an acquaintance who studies autism and socialization. Aspergers, as you may know, may be disappearing as a diagnosis.

(there's a proposal to combine it with "autism" to make "autism spectrum disorder". The article also goes into the difficulties with judging the "severity" of these neurological differences, as well as some of the general changes they're making to the DSM.)
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posted by [personal profile] sevenhelz at 08:20pm on 07/11/2009
yes, that IS interesting. I had heard of the autistic spectrum, but hadn't realised anyone was trying to get rid of the Asperger's diagnosis - never really looked into it!
It does look like the amalgamation into one set of problems will help with the study of those problems, and hopefully improve people's lives wrt treatment even in the short term (qualifying for benefits)
...I'm just repeating that article, but hey, I'm tired.
Yeah, stuff.
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posted by [personal profile] lightcastle at 08:33pm on 07/11/2009
Well, it is more getting rid of it as a separate name for medical purposes. (I suspect people will still use it as shorthand to describe themselves)

I can't decide if I like this woman you linked to or not.
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posted by [personal profile] sevenhelz at 10:48pm on 07/11/2009
Oh, I don't. But she's interesting and sometimes useful for me to read.
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