There used to be "meaningful subcategories." The turn toward "celebrating" autism seems to have started a decade ago, which corresponds to the time when the literature phased out the term "Asperger's Syndrome". Hans Asperger had developed the diagnosis to save some children from extermination by the Nazis (explaining they were gifted and…
There used to be "meaningful subcategories." The turn toward "celebrating" autism seems to have started a decade ago, which corresponds to the time when the literature phased out the term "Asperger's Syndrome". Hans Asperger had developed the diagnosis to save some children from extermination by the Nazis (explaining they were gifted and could be useful to the Reich), though he knew the rest would be murdered, and some activists wanted to "cancel" the honor of the name.
The bright but awkward now are described by the same term as the more severely challenged, and the public image of autism became the "superpower." Perhaps if the distinction between "autism" and "Aspergers" returned, it could provide better information for everyone, and more appropriate treatment for each.
There used to be "meaningful subcategories." The turn toward "celebrating" autism seems to have started a decade ago, which corresponds to the time when the literature phased out the term "Asperger's Syndrome". Hans Asperger had developed the diagnosis to save some children from extermination by the Nazis (explaining they were gifted and could be useful to the Reich), though he knew the rest would be murdered, and some activists wanted to "cancel" the honor of the name.
The bright but awkward now are described by the same term as the more severely challenged, and the public image of autism became the "superpower." Perhaps if the distinction between "autism" and "Aspergers" returned, it could provide better information for everyone, and more appropriate treatment for each.