Autism Spectrum Disorders in the DSM V!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03asperger.html

(I might remake this video later because I was sort of out of it and didn't plan out beforehand what I was going to say, so it's kind of messy.)

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Tags:

• autism
• spectrum
• disorders
• diagnosis
• asperger's
• pdd-nos

[DarkQuietWyattON]

The DSM-V is going to make it very hard for people with Aspergers and HFA to get services. One of the onditions now will be a cognitive impairment that disrupts daily life. If you don't meet it, no services.

[gorramdoll]

@DarkQuietWyattON I'm no fan of the dsm, but it doesn't say that.

[WeatherMondacicci]

I really can't hear you very well, I am hearing impaired. But I agree with you. I am 30 years olds an diagnosed in 2002 with Asperger's and I ave to say that I am NOT pleased of the plan to group it with the Autistic Spectrum Disorders as that category is way too broad. Asperger's has traits of autism but I don't think it's the same as autism. Ya dig? I think Asperger's should be a separate category.

[gorramdoll]

@WeatherMondacicci I don't agree with you, I completely disagree

[Malesande]

>...If a doctor was prejudice toward cancer patients should he be allowed to determine their diagnsis?! It's prejudice! I like your videos on Asperger's. This one makes a lot of sense. Please, don't erase it, maybe make a #1, #2, and so on. I'd like to be able to refer back to this one often. Your train of thought is well on track :D

[gorramdoll]

@Malesande cool, I'm glad you like it.

[DarkQuietWyattON]

@deadpoetoftheyear is right. The criteria that must be met are more severe. Insurance companies are pushing for this change so that tells you something right there. People who could havebeen diagnosed with aspergers before will now not have any spectrum disorder per the DSM-V and therefore, no services will be provided. I wish it were to help people with aspergers but its not. It is to exclude them

[DarkQuietWyattON]

@garramdol--The implications of what is happening with the DSM-V are clear. I live in a residential school that specializes in autism. I have HFA and so do some otheres here. Some are severe. The staff, and that includes doctors and psychiatrists, indicate the DSM-V will clearly make it harder for some people to get diagnosed although the proposals are not yet set in stone. The DSM-V has been reworked and pushed back several times. The goal is to limit the number of autism diagnoses

[TheBoronMaster]

I think it is in the right spot on the DSM-IV. I was diagnosed when I was 22 years old... So yeah I lived my life not knowing wth was going on with me. I like your videos and I think we need more people talking bout it so we can get more ppl to know about it and be able to take their kids to get tests or whatever and help them out as soon as possible.

[miasansom]

You have a lot of interesting points. Thanks for making this video. This is meant in the nicest way possible and meant totally constructive: Slowing down a little and practicing clear annunciation would be make your video even MORE awesome. I think many people with ASD (myself included) also have APD (audio processing disorder) thus making it difficult to understand words. It was a challenge to keep up with what you were saying as I was trying to take it all in and figure out each word. Thanks.

[deadpoetoftheyear]

BTW, I think this is a conscious step to reduce the increasing number of people diagnosed with something autistic.