Reply #33

have addressed him in a more civil manner. Years of having to defend my son from people with non-so-civil attitudes regarding his social difficulties and who refused to look past those initial difficulties to see his keen intelligence, original thinking and unique personality have perhaps made me a bit more defensive and crustier than I should be. Hate groups like FAAAS who spread misinformation and negative stereotypes and who are actively attempting to make laws screwing over those with AS in family law and employment don't help much, either.

You bring up a good point regarding blanket diagnoses. While Asperger's has been officially recognized in Europe for over sixty years, it's only been officially recognized in this country since 1994. This means that there's much less experience and knowledge and expertise regarding it among many professionals in this country than there should be, which means there's a lot of misdiagnoses going on, with the AS label being slapped too readily on those who do not have the condition at all. That needs to change and hopefully it will once there are experts specifically trained in it.