Asperger's Syndrome now part of autism spectrum

[Sava]

hey does that mean i get medical mariuajan if i am auspercious or whatever

[Elok]

Here is a more interesting question: is autism/aspbergers a legitimate personality difference or should it be treated as a disease and cured? I have known many people with some ASD over the years and I am leaning towards treat, but am ambivalent--that sort of attitude has led us to do some pretty bad things to people in the past.

To "cure" an autistic of any severity would necessarily mean rewriting their personality at a fundamental level. If I were cured, I would essentially no longer be the person I am now. I don't believe anyone has the moral right to do such a thing.

Now, treatment to help the lower-functioning cope with society and its demands is perfectly moral and just. A good part of coping is simply learning to pretend one is normal, and that's more or less as it "should" be. But that's different from what you seem to be suggesting here.

[Elok]

hey does that mean i get medical mariuajan if i am auspercious or whatever

People might cast aspersions upon your character.

[SlowwHand]

They already do.

[Sava]

People might cast aspersions upon your character.

then i will kick them in the balls
like this
BYAHKICK
those ****ers
why would they cast aspericiousons at me

[Krill]

I should clarify, I am referring to the high functioning cases only. Obviously there is only one choice if you can't function in society.

Krill: umm...okay, that's nice.

Go find out what Autism is before you question whether you can treat or cure it.

[Alexander's Horse]

Aspergers is just an excuse for rude, badly brought up, people

[Guynemer]

Go find out what Autism is...

Interesting phrasing.

Answer: we don't know what Autism is.

Is it one thing? Is it thousands of different things with a similar presentation? Is it really that prevalent, or is it just diagnosed more now because of socioeconomic/political reasons?

We don't know.

[Guynemer]

Aspergers is just an excuse for rude, badly brought up, people

This is the opposite of correct.

[Alexander's Horse]

Pergies out in force here..

[Krill]

Interesting phrasing.

Answer: we don't know what Autism is.

Is it one thing? Is it thousands of different things with a similar presentation? Is it really that prevalent, or is it just diagnosed more now because of socioeconomic/political reasons?

We don't know.

We know what it is because we choose to define it as such, we just don't know what causes it.

[Elok]

This is the opposite of correct.

Don't Feed the Troll. Years ago, he got me going pretty good by talking about how he used to beat the **** out of autistic kids or something.
Which brings us to:

[Hauldren Collider]

Krill, I know what autism is. I'm just optimistic that some time in the future, psychology won't be such a crank science and we can understand how to cure mental disorders.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Aspergers is just an excuse for rude, badly brought up, people

I think you're confusing "Aspergers" with "the French".

[regexcellent]

Give them Ritalin it fixes everything.