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This shows that people need to accept people with Aspergers the way they are and not isolate them. Being different from the “norm” can be difficult it’s up to us all to support the person with Aspergers and also their families.
Now that’s a badly composed article. The journalist doesn’t mention once what Asperger’s syndrome is…
Research is great,but the real question is who is going to
fund the care needed?Mental illnesses are still not treated
like physical illnesses and unfortunately we know this is not
going to change.
Yet nowhere does it state that people with Asperger’s Syndrome or other autism spectrum disorders commit suicide more often than the general population. And, the ideation occurs in those with a combination of Asperger’s and depression. Is this a news story or simply random research?
The diagnosis of ‘aspergers’ was eliminated in 2013 fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and replaced by a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder on a severity scale. So it’s incorrect to state that anyone has aspergers.
Asperger’s syndrome remains a recognized diagnosis in the ICD-10.
People who were diagnosed before the change haven’t gone away, and have not necessarily been given an updated diagnosis.
What the article failed to mention is whether those with depression were on anti depressant pharmaceutical drugs – a known cause of suicidal and violent thoughts.
I’ve Aspergers Syndrome and I honestly think its just a different personality. I do see myself as ‘normal’ and not an person living with aspergers because at the end of the day we all are over sensitive to something and something will cause us stress, we as aspies just have to learn how to control our stress levels with the proper help and support. I did go through a bit of sadness after being diagnosed but I’m getting used to it now
Dealing with people with asberger is something else ,usually people that know a lot about very little
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