Asperger is not about attention deficits

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Post #284,991 by Seamus 5/21/07 8:14:08 AM Reply	Asperger is not about attention deficits Nor do I think is it trying to replace ADD or ADHD. It, like Autism is a communication disorder. As a spectrum disorder, no 2 kids with Aspergers look alike. Kids with Aspergers often have difficulty learning language pragmatics. IMO not having been taught language pragmatics during the appropriate developmental phase can look the same as having difficulties with language pragmatics. Seamus
Post #285,137 by ubernostrum 5/22/07 11:32:52 AM Reply	And probably quite a number of kids with "ADD"... ...don't actually have ADD. Asperger's is/has been a fad diagnosis for kids who're having trouble in school, just as ADD used to be (and to an extent still is). That doesn't say anything about what either condition actually entails in those who have them, but instead is an observation on the way we treat our children and our school system in this modern world. --\r\nYou cooin' with my bird?
Post #285,424 by Seamus 5/26/07 9:15:26 AM Reply	The point I was trying to make was that I don't think Aspergers is trying to replace ADD, as you mentioned earlier. If they are false positives, they happen for different reasons. ADD or ADHD can get diagnosed by MDs, Aspergers I don't believe is being diagnosed by MDs. If an overly stimulated kid is given a stimulant and becomes a more focused child it is easy to diagnose that as ADD. There may be no way to tell whether the child just wasn't able to learn to focus or there really is a biological problem with the kids activators and inhibitors. With enough motivation, kids learn to focus if they are able. Learning language pragmatics is not as easy to pick up once you have failed to learn them at the usual developmental stage. Seamus
Post #285,426 by drewk 5/26/07 10:25:07 AM Reply	I haven't read that post, just the subject line Pretending I don't know it's only the first half of the sentence is much more fun. === Kip Hawley is still an idiot. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]

Kansas - (imric) - (38) - May 12, 2007, 10:23:05 PM EDT

:-D -NT - (Another Scott) - May 12, 2007, 10:25:07 PM EDT

Reminds me of when fluoridation of water first came out. - (a6l6e6x) - (23) - May 12, 2007, 11:02:49 PM EDT

The Luddites were correct - (bepatient) - (22) - May 12, 2007, 11:19:23 PM EDT

So you vetted all 1,080,000 hits --> into one sound byte? - (Ashton) - (21) - May 13, 2007, 05:45:23 AM EDT

tell it to my friend dominic - (boxley) - (18) - May 13, 2007, 09:22:47 AM EDT

Accidents happen. :-( - (Another Scott) - (13) - May 13, 2007, 09:34:49 AM EDT

brushing you teeth with salt or having it prescribed is one - (boxley) - (12) - May 13, 2007, 11:20:26 AM EDT

Do you have issues with all Public Health Initiatives - (Seamus) - (11) - May 13, 2007, 12:30:52 PM EDT

where a public issue of forcing public intake - (boxley) - May 13, 2007, 04:25:04 PM EDT

This one is simple - (bepatient) - (9) - May 13, 2007, 04:27:44 PM EDT

That's a pretty strong statement. - (Another Scott) - (8) - May 13, 2007, 05:01:15 PM EDT

sure no prob - (boxley) - (2) - May 13, 2007, 05:36:12 PM EDT

Better link. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 13, 2007, 05:59:03 PM EDT

point==missed - (boxley) - May 13, 2007, 06:36:52 PM EDT

Re: That's a pretty strong statement. - (bepatient) - (4) - May 13, 2007, 06:10:17 PM EDT

like this quote (jump to e&h) (new thread) - (boxley) - May 13, 2007, 06:43:15 PM EDT

I think the ADA pdf rebuts that very, very well. YMMV. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - May 13, 2007, 07:43:06 PM EDT

who paid for that pdf and put it before them to endorse? -NT - (boxley) - (1) - May 14, 2007, 09:41:51 AM EDT

Just attribute all uncomfortable conclusions to malice. - (Ashton) - May 14, 2007, 05:21:51 PM EDT

Well, tell it to my son. - (a6l6e6x) - May 13, 2007, 10:26:24 AM EDT

And what do you do about the black helicopters-tinfoil hats? -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - May 18, 2007, 06:56:17 AM EDT

? you are comparing fact with theory - (boxley) - (1) - May 20, 2007, 11:25:14 PM EDT

Hardly - (Ashton) - May 21, 2007, 06:08:15 AM EDT

I'm good, what can I say. - (bepatient) - (1) - May 13, 2007, 02:00:48 PM EDT

Do you have a link? - (Seamus) - May 13, 2007, 05:00:29 PM EDT

Nah. - (ubernostrum) - (12) - May 13, 2007, 07:51:16 PM EDT

Well, as a parent of a child with autism - (jake123) - (11) - May 14, 2007, 04:00:17 AM EDT

Agree entirely with your theses - (Ashton) - (6) - May 14, 2007, 05:32:07 PM EDT

I know I shouldn't, but... - (ubernostrum) - (5) - May 15, 2007, 07:21:28 AM EDT

Thus: the Gaussian's base is broad - (Ashton) - May 16, 2007, 10:57:24 PM EDT

Asperger is not about attention deficits - (Seamus) - (3) - May 21, 2007, 08:14:08 AM EDT

And probably quite a number of kids with "ADD"... - (ubernostrum) - (2) - May 22, 2007, 11:32:52 AM EDT

The point I was trying to make was that I don't think - (Seamus) - (1) - May 26, 2007, 09:15:26 AM EDT

I haven't read that post, just the subject line - (drewk) - May 26, 2007, 10:25:07 AM EDT

Be careful with those stats - (ubernostrum) - (3) - May 15, 2007, 07:27:50 AM EDT

Cecil weighs in. - (Another Scott) - (2) - June 10, 2007, 11:52:51 PM EDT

Intersting - (jake123) - (1) - June 11, 2007, 03:53:44 AM EDT

I can't explain what you experienced. - (Another Scott) - June 11, 2007, 05:00:19 PM EDT

That boy needs therapy.
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