http://alternatelexicon.com/2010/02/15/young-and-caught-in-the-crowd/ absolutely full of trivia Mon, 07 May 2012 19:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://alternatelexicon.com/2010/02/15/young-and-caught-in-the-crowd/#comment-98 Ali Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:57:52 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=237#comment-98 I'm not sure it should be removed from the DSM. Homosexuality isn't necessarily a fair comparison, I think, though I can see the appeal. You can't improve someone's ability to act straight with therapy (not in a meaningful way), but you can improve someone's ability to act NT with therapy (which is the point of therapy, as I understand it). The DSM is not just mental disorders, it includes a large variety of developmental disorders, and autism is a legitimate part of that group. I’m not sure it should be removed from the DSM. Homosexuality isn’t necessarily a fair comparison, I think, though I can see the appeal. You can’t improve someone’s ability to act straight with therapy (not in a meaningful way), but you can improve someone’s ability to act NT with therapy (which is the point of therapy, as I understand it). The DSM is not just mental disorders, it includes a large variety of developmental disorders, and autism is a legitimate part of that group.

]]> http://alternatelexicon.com/2010/02/15/young-and-caught-in-the-crowd/#comment-97 Clay Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:54:57 +0000 http://alternatelexicon.com/?p=237#comment-97 Larry would argue that autism is not a medical condition, and Michelle would say it's not a psychiatric condition, as it's not a "mental illness", and shouldn't be dealt with on a list of mental disorders. They're both right, it should be removed from the DSM, as homosexuality was removed. Well, change comes slowly, and this change is at least a welcome one, for most of us. Larry would argue that autism is not a medical condition, and Michelle would say it’s not a psychiatric condition, as it’s not a “mental illness”, and shouldn’t be dealt with on a list of mental disorders. They’re both right, it should be removed from the DSM, as homosexuality was removed. Well, change comes slowly, and this change is at least a welcome one, for most of us.

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