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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the journalist were claiming her functioning was unimpaired, there would have been no basis for the article.[/quote] OP is saying is that if you are socially impaired enough to notice your own social impairments, but not so impaired that you are immediately moved to get a diagnosis, it is socially improper to call yourself autistic. [/quote] Are you and OP aware that Asperger Syndrome was explicitly folded into the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder for the DSM-V? "Note: Individuals with a well-established DSM-IV diagnosis of autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, or pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified should be given the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder." https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html Someone who qualified as having Asperger Syndrome ten years ago is now properly described as being on the autistic spectrum. That's just the nature of the definitions we currently have. [/quote]
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