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20 Jul 2022, 10:03 pm

What should they call those disabilities instead?



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20 Jul 2022, 10:09 pm

FranzOren wrote:
What should they call those disabilities instead?


I don’t know.

I’m not really that concerned about it, actually. It doesn’t bother me that much.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:13 pm

That makes sense.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:18 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
Sorry to be picky but why does it need "Developmental" ?

Yes, it's developmental, but if a person googles "Autism" it will tell them that.

Again we don't say Down Syndrome Developmental Disorder, although babies are born with it.


DSM-5 now calls "Intellectual Disorders" as "Intellectual Developmental Disorders" and that is a bit unnecessary, because most people know that Intellectual Disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:19 pm

Some people view their autism as more of a “difference,” so that’s why I don’t love the words “disorder” or “disability” even though those words could feel right (and be right) for some people.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:20 pm

FranzOren wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
Sorry to be picky but why does it need "Developmental" ?

Yes, it's developmental, but if a person googles "Autism" it will tell them that.

Again we don't say Down Syndrome Developmental Disorder, although babies are born with it.


DSM-5 now calls "Intellectual Disorders" as "Intellectual Developmental Disorders" and that is a bit unnecessary, because most people know that Intellectual Disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders.


I think the word “developmental” here is supposed to highlight that the disorder was present during a child’s development.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:20 pm

Those are clinically disorders, I am sorry to say.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:23 pm

FranzOren wrote:
Those are clinically disorders, I am sorry to say.


We are somewhat getting into semantics here. They could use “syndrome” or something like that. (I can’t think of much because I have a raging cold)



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20 Jul 2022, 10:30 pm

I think it should stay as it is. Autism is a spectrum. We're all very unique. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.


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20 Jul 2022, 10:31 pm

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I think it should stay as it is. Autism is a spectrum. We're all very unique. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.


Yeah, pretty much this (IMO).



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20 Jul 2022, 10:33 pm

FranzOren wrote:
But, it is not like everyone has a disorder, that is why I find the "Spectrum" very problematic.



My understanding is that the word "disorder" means it's a difference which affects your life on an ongoing basis.

In our diagnostic criteria the symptoms have to be persistent and problematic enough to affect us on an ongoing basis, otherwise we wouldn't need support and we wouldn't be diagnosed or be eligible for services.

A syndrome means the person has a cluster of related symptoms (e.g., Downs Syndrome, Aspergers Syndrome).

Sure, we do have a syndrome but the word disorder helps us to qualify for more assistance by virtue of the definition.


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20 Jul 2022, 10:34 pm

I think it should just be called Autism. Each Autist can understand the details of how it works individually for him or her.


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20 Jul 2022, 10:35 pm

skibum wrote:
I think it should just be called Autism. Each Autist can understand the details of how it works individually for him or her.


Exactly. ^


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20 Jul 2022, 10:38 pm

I don't know anyone with Blindness Spectrum Disorder.
Or Blindness Disorder.
Or Blindness Spectrum.

lmao, but I'm very pedantic and very tired.

*Skibum I've made 4 pages of notes for that article lol -- trying to pare it back.


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20 Jul 2022, 10:39 pm

Makes sense.



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20 Jul 2022, 10:40 pm

I don't know anyone who has deafness spectrum disorder.


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