The lasting repercussions of the loss of Asperger's

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this cant be a good thing ..........

In US it has been transmogrified to ASD level 1; level 2 is with a more noticeable intellectual disability. To obtain benefits, one has to be a level 2 with certain criteria. The forementioned move within those agencies tells the NT world that Asperger's is something mild, just some quirks -and who doesn't have quirks...-, and downsizes the hardships. It is within the realm of possibility that this had lobbying/cease benefits driven motivation aka running autistic society like an insurance company. d e n i e d !

In Florida, Waiver benefits also go to ASD Level 1 who also have other qualifying conditions, such as seizures, behavior problems, communication deficits, lack of ability to live independently, etc.

So ... is anyone offering a solution?

I feel like for me personally, it’s a good thing. When people think of someone with Asperger’s, they think of someone much higher-functioning than me. I need more support and stuff, may never even be able to work or live on my own. I’m guessing (I was in fourth grade when I was diagnosed, didn’t get any specifics about my diagnosis beyond “Asperger’s syndrome,” any of that information probably went to my parents instead of me and they didn’t tell me any more than that) I was just labeled with “Asperger’s” instead of “autism” because I had no speech delay, and because of the label I was lumped in with “high-functioning” when really I’m “moderate-functioning.” So for me, it was doing me a disservice, putting me in a category of people who don’t need as much support and assistance as I do.

But as per usual, I seem to be in the minority with my opinion.

I understand and accept why the change happened but would I like to see ASD split in the future.

It is crazy that we lump aspie computer programmers that are married and live on their own with severely disabled people that need 24h care.

It just causes bad feelings in the community between hf advocates and those disabled either in psychological pain themselves or their carers.

That won’t happen however until future medical discoveries manage to identify where the boundaries are.

I'm far less bothered by Asperger's being removed in ICD11(has that occurred yet ?) than something similar to DSM 5 levels 1-3 being used .
I certainly don't regard myself as high functioning , but low functioning would not be an accurate description either . My ability to function depends very much on the task at hand .

I don't actually get it. Maybe it's a western thing in the context of identity and advocacy.
Yet I won't be so sure, in most modern areas, people here tries rather hard to emulate said contexts due to the colonial mentality.
And idea that western contexts are 'advanced' but it's better than most superstitions. I just sure hope it just doesn't go too far to start emulating downsides of either contexts.

I also most especially don't get it involving insurances and medical systems. I live in an unreliable system, there's nothing to hold onto here and therefore nothing to complain for.
But I cannot speak for anyone -- as the system is unreliable, so are any help required in case to case basis. I just hope people here don't glamorize the support system from elsewhere. But just as hopefully the years of flaws, worth of data and study still benefit others to come nonetheless.



According to a professional I've known for a long time, one connected with various authorities upstairs -- she disagrees with the removal of the label of Aspergers.
I can't tell the details or assume why. I could only guess, the emulation of western context.
If I have all my mental faculties up, maybe I can discuss this with her.

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I don’t think we should pretend that two things which are identical are actually different just because some people get upset about it. There’s less confusion from merging the diagnoses and it has also prompted cross-spectrum solidarity. And again, there’s no scientific basis on which to separate them.

Hopefully in the future we will see ADHD merged with autism as well, but I don’t think the body of evidence is quite there yet like it was for merging the three ASD diagnoses into one.

I HATE that change. Autism is a very broad term that doesn’t describe us at all. Asperger’s Syndrome is very specific, and describes us exactly. I’m a 75-year-old Aspie, and I’ll be an Aspie ‘til the day I die!