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naheed73ahmed
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my daughter was diagnosed with Aspergus and ADHD. But we have not had any further support on how to help her. She struggles to concentrate for exams and express her feeling. Can anyone help please
my daughter was diagnosed with Aspergus and ADHD. But we have not had any further support on how to help her. She struggles to concentrate for exams and express her feeling. Can anyone help please
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Hello @naheed73ahmed
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If it is ok to ask, just so we can see how we can help further, Is she under anyone at the GP? or under Camhs?Hannah - She / Her
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Hello @naheed73ahmed. You mentioned that your daughter was struggling with exams and I wondered if she's still in school? If so, have you been in contact with the SENCO at her school? They should be able to work with you to put adjustments in place to help your daughter.Community Manager
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,730 Disability GamechangerOptionsHi I was told that they weren't diagnosing Asperger's that it all comes under the umbrella of autism now.
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,730 Disability GamechangerOptionsAda said:Well I have Asperger and was told recently that what had changed is naming it Asperger Syndrome
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,730 Disability GamechangerOptionsBecause I was told that they weren't diagnoseing Asperger's
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,730 Disability GamechangerOptionsAda said:sorry my words are getting all mixed perhaps signals bad
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Hi @durhamjaide2001 & @Ada - Confusion may have arisen as Asperger syndrome was named after an Austrian Dr who it's now thought 'may' have collaborated with the Nazis; he was involved in referring children, many being disabled, to a clinic in Vienna, where 789 were murdered under the Nazi's euthanasia programme.This didn't come to light until comparatively recently, & many no longer want their disorder associated with the name of Hans Asperger. So now, the National Autistic Society recognises tho some will want to keep the name they were previously diagnosed with, it's now just diagnosed as Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
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What are the difficulties of life as Asperger if you don’t mind sharing. It will help me understand my daughter who is 19 at the moment
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You're right @durhamjaide2001 - when the DSMV was published back in around 2014 i think it was, Asperger's was not included as a diagnosis at all.
I haven't heard the reason that @chiarieds mentions in her post. What I heard was that the perception amongst the general public is that those diagnosed with Asperger's are always extremely intelligent and it was almost seen as a 'more desirable' diagnosis, especially by parents of autistic children.
So they very much wanted to bring those previously labelled with Aspergers onto the higher functioning spectrum of autism.
Though there is still a school of thought that Aspergers is an applicable label fitting for those having special characteristics of autism. -
Hi @anisty - You can see about this here under 'The problematic history of Hans Asperger': https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/asperger-syndromeI think defining 'high functioning' can also be problematic: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-high-functioning-autism-5198358I think you are also correct that the general public tend to identify some of those with Asperger's Syndrome even as 'savants.' Indeed Hans Asperger followed one of his patients into adulthood, who 'became a professor of astronomy and solved an error in Newton’s work he originally noticed as a child.' https://autismuk.com/home-page/history-of-autism/hans-asperger-definition/I think as a Mum with a son on the Autistic Spectrum you will know way more than I, & like with any disorder, altho characteristics may be shared, each person is an individual, with their own strengths & difficulties. I just have a small glimpse of this as a neuropsychologist said he wouldn't diagnose my son some 15-16 years ago, but that he was 'next door' to Asperger's Syndrome, so I hope I haven't spoken out of turn.
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All very interesting @chiarieds, thank you. No, you haven't spoken out of turn at all.
My son hasn't got Aspergers; he has language and cognitive deficits but I do know a local young man here and he would definitely fit the DSM1V Asperger's diagnosis.
The label did seem appropriate for a distinct group within the autistic community.
I was doing some studying in 2014, just when DSMV was published, which is when I came across the change.
Here's some more info about it
https://livingautism.com/dsm-5-proposed-changes-means-lives-affected-autism-aspergers-syndrome/
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