10 Sep 2005, 7:48 am
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10 Sep 2005, 8:11 am
What I meant was the idea of mentally ill people posting on a forum. 
10 Sep 2005, 8:32 am
10 Sep 2005, 9:59 am
Sean wrote:
There are lots of special interest forums for (as opposed to about) people with mental illnesses.
Is AS classified as a mental illness in DSM-IV?
Is AS classified as a mental illness in DSM-IV?
I'll go do a little bit of research on that and let you know what I find.
DSM-IV wrote:
DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria For 299.80 Asperger's Disorder
1. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
*marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction
*failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
*a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g. by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
*lack of social or emotional reciprocity
2. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
*encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
*apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
*stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
*persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
*The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
*There is no clinically significant general delay in language (e.g., single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years)
*There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior (other than social interaction), and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
*Criteria are not met for another specific Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Schizophrenia.
1. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
*marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction
*failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
*a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g. by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
*lack of social or emotional reciprocity
2. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
*encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
*apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
*stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
*persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
*The disturbance causes clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning
*There is no clinically significant general delay in language (e.g., single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years)
*There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills, adaptive behavior (other than social interaction), and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
*Criteria are not met for another specific Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Schizophrenia.
As far as I could find, AS is not classified as a mental illness, but if someone finds out otherwise, than this forum could be a forum for those with "mental illness".
10 Sep 2005, 10:20 am
10 Sep 2005, 1:32 pm
11 Sep 2005, 1:18 am
Yes. Lots. Just type in the disorder on google and slap "forum" after it and pick your choose. 
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