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For all its diagnostic and clinical relevance, in no way can the term "Asperger's" tell us who that child is, all that child can be or, for that important matter, who he himself wishes to become.
Richard Bromfield, Ph.D.: Nurturing the Self of the Child with Asperger's Ph.D. Richard Bromfield 2011
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For all its diagnostic and clinical relevance, in no way can the term "Asperger's" tell us who that child is, all that child can be or, for that important matter, who he himself wishes to become.
Richard Bromfield, Ph.D.: Nurturing the Self of the Child with Asperger's Ph.D. Richard Bromfield 2011
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The American Psychiatric Association APA is suggesting a significant change to how autistic spectrum disorders are diagnosed - advocating doing away with the label Asperger syndrome.
The Guardian World News Luisa Dillner 2011
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Part of the rationale is that the term Asperger's has become too vague, and may currently prevent some children from receiving the assistance they need at schools that offer "autism" services and don't necessarily include them, said Catherine Lord, director of the University of Michigan Autism and Communication Disorders Center, who is on the American Psychiatric Association committee looking at autism.
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And my daughter does not need the term Asperger's to bolster her self-esteem.
NYT > Home Page By ROY RICHARD GRINKER 2010
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And my daughter does not need the term Asperger's to bolster her self-esteem.
NYT > Home Page By ROY RICHARD GRINKER 2010
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And my daughter does not need the term Asperger's to bolster her self-esteem.
NYT > Opinion By ROY RICHARD GRINKER 2010
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It's best to use the term Asperger's when people actually have Asperger's, as it avoids misconceptions (Autistic Psychopathy can be used for Asperger's too).
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It's best to use the term Asperger's when people actually have Asperger's, as it avoids misconceptions (Autistic Psychopathy can be used for Asperger's too).
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It's best to use the term Asperger's when people actually have Asperger's, as it avoids misconceptions (Autistic Psychopathy can be used for Asperger's too).
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