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Un-Diagnosing Asperger’s

There has been a loud and increasing outcry about the proposed redefinition of autism for DSM V. In that redefinition,

Wow. Sometimes I feel so out of the loop on things when it comes to the “autism community.” I recently

You may have heard, read or seen the flap on the news. Parents of children on the autism spectrum

The New York Times ran an article about the proposed DSM change for the defintion of autism. Here is a

It’s been four years, nine months since a team of experts dropped the big bomb — our son likely had

Everything has a label, we have ADHD, PDD, GDD, NT, PPD, HFA, AP, GD, EC, and OCD just to name

“Oh, I’m so sorry” “Poor thing” “It must be really hard for you” These are just some of the things

Rolling over, sitting up crawling and walking was all delayed. Levi didn’t crawl much before he took off walking. But

I would gladly donate every penny of the gas money I’ve spent driving my son from one diagnostic center to another if I