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An the hardest part is when you have to make changes to how you raise your child and other people don't "see it" and think you're just making something out of nothing.

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For my daughter, we didn't get an Asperger's diagnosis until she was about 11. Along the way we got every other diagnosis (ADD, ADHD, ODD, PDD.....) anyhow - at one point we did go with meds (ritalin and the like) and while they helped some they also produced other difficulties and masked some of the other problems that needed addressed. Meds won't fix the problem but they may help with the right support. Talk to as may professionals as possible. Work with your local schools, get an IEP or a 504 plan and best wishes.

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damn skippy (that is, I agree completely).

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Thank you to OPB for bringing up this issue.

As a person who's probably 50/50 aspie/nt with a daughter that has been diagnosed with Asperger's (not to mention a whole host of other things along the road to this "conclusion") if this change is made and all persons with Asperger's are reclassified as simply "autistic", I'll be sure to get my daughter in for a rediagnosis. Perhaps ODD? At least that label won't be more detrimental. It's tough enough being partly aspie (for me) and very tough for her (sorry to all of you out there that get the "live up to your potential" lecture, I hand it out too ~ any better recommendations?).

I agree wholeheartedly with the comment about every person could fall somewhere on the spectrum. To find someone 100% NT (neurotypical)  would be a rare thing indeed.

Should we lump all the cancer's into one generic term too? "Autism (ASD/Asperger's etc)" is just as varied and can be just as debilitating -or- just as tolerable depending on what life deals you.

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