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23 Mar 2013, 7:02 am

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Does anyone else have the feeling the criteria are being applied too loosely these days?
I dunno. If a kid is having problems and the closest possible label is autism, what're you going to do about it? You can't say "Uh-uh, no help for you", can you?


Well, I wouldn't say I'd like to see kids denied help, but the closest thing =/= the same thing, and eventually it is going to be more difficult to provide meaningful help to an ill-defined and poorly understood category.


On the other hand are resources earmarked for children and adults with autism and aspergers being spread to thin becouse of masses of people absent of ASD yet holding a diagnosis taking from the pot? I would hate or an actual autistic child to miss out on needed services becouse of this.


I agree with your sentiment, but where is the proof that there are all these NT children/people misdiagnosed as autistic when they are not?


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23 Mar 2013, 7:05 am

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With all the news articles about the increase in Autism, do you think its possible that the govt is trying to get people "used to" the idea that they may have Autistic children?
The media trying to convince the herd that follows that it is "Normal" and in that way, people won't question always what they think is now "normal".

There could be numerous possibilities that cause Autism, from pollutants, to chemtrails, to psychotrophic medication while pregnant or prior.
This would be huge industries taking a big hit if a class action lawsuit were to be formed were someone to discover the causes.

Honestly i think Autism is caused by numerous different factors. Yet the rates keep increasing, especially in developed nations.
They again the underdeveloped ones may go unreported.


Interesting. I do believe there are many things going on that governments hide from the masses. Because there are apparently so many genes involved in autism even research has suggested that there is an environmental cause contributing or triggering it. And money talks as they say.


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23 Mar 2013, 8:04 am

Chloe33 wrote:
With all the news articles about the increase in Autism, do you think its possible that the govt is trying to get people "used to" the idea that they may have Autistic children?
The media trying to convince the herd that follows that it is "Normal" and in that way, people won't question always what they think is now "normal".

There could be numerous possibilities that cause Autism, from pollutants, to chemtrails, to psychotrophic medication while pregnant or prior.
This would be huge industries taking a big hit if a class action lawsuit were to be formed were someone to discover the causes.

Honestly i think Autism is caused by numerous different factors. Yet the rates keep increasing, especially in developed nations.
They again the underdeveloped ones may go unreported.


Where have there been articles about 'increasing autism rates"?

The article cited by the OP said that there was a dramatic DECREASE, which he misunderstood as being the opposite. So THAT article is not one of them.



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23 Mar 2013, 11:09 am

whirlingmind wrote:
rapidroy wrote:
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Callista wrote:
Nonperson wrote:
Does anyone else have the feeling the criteria are being applied too loosely these days?
I dunno. If a kid is having problems and the closest possible label is autism, what're you going to do about it? You can't say "Uh-uh, no help for you", can you?


Well, I wouldn't say I'd like to see kids denied help, but the closest thing =/= the same thing, and eventually it is going to be more difficult to provide meaningful help to an ill-defined and poorly understood category.


On the other hand are resources earmarked for children and adults with autism and aspergers being spread to thin becouse of masses of people absent of ASD yet holding a diagnosis taking from the pot? I would hate or an actual autistic child to miss out on needed services becouse of this.


I agree with your sentiment, but where is the proof that there are all these NT children/people misdiagnosed as autistic when they are not?


I was simply stating the other 1/2 of Callista's point implying that being NT Dxed is autistic can be good for the kids who need the extra help, I have no idea what is happening other then I too do wonder if the Dx criteria is getting applyed kind of loose, I am not really qualifyed say for sure. I suspect theres a reason the DSM is tighting up the overall criteria though other then cleaning up the books.