Autism Specifics Press Release, April 1, 2020: Autism Specifics President “Aristotle” Newman and ASAN President Dr. Jerry Dobson will be jointly reflecting today on important events in the autism world during the past year. 1. First anniversary of DSM5.13 This year marked the first year since the DSM5 that a
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Facing Autism Disorders in New Brunswick: Congratulations "Dr." Catherine Lord! APA’s DSM5 Autism Targeted Exclusion of Intellectually Disabled Passed December 1, 2012.
The American Psychiatric Association’s passage of the DSM5 and its New Autism Spectrum Disorder was passed Saturday December 1, 2012 without any of the mainstream media taking noting of the real targets, the real victims of the new Autism de…
Continue readingFacing Autism Disorders in New Brunswick: DSM5 Autism Exclusion of ID? Study Finds Single Gene Mutation Known To Cause Intellectual Disability Increases Risk of Autism Disorders
If you believe the DSM5 Neurodevelopmental committee responsible for expressly removing those with Intellectual Disability from the new, oversimplified Autism Spectrum Disorder when they claim that exclusion is based on current science you may wan…
Continue readingFacing Autism Disorders in New Brunswick: Autism Research Bias, Autism’s Outcasts And The DSM5 Autism Do-Over: Shame on the APA
Four years ago, in Autism’s Outcasts, I wrote about the exclusion from public consciousness, and from autism research, of those with autism and intellectual disabilities. I am re-posting the research portion of Autism’s Outcasts below. The comment overall talks about the media tendency, as demonstrated at that time by CBC and CNN,
Continue readingFacing Autism Disorders in New Brunswick: DSM5 Autism’s Targeted Exclusion Of Intellectually Disabled Is NOT Based on Research Evidence
Dr. Catherine Lord has attempted to sell her DSM5 New Autism Spectrum Disorder in a comment at the Huffington Post by telling the ignorant, unwashed public that we have nothing to fear from the DSM5 Autism changes. Dr. Lord is trying to paint those who disagree with the DSM5 Autism
Continue readingFacing Autism Disorders in New Brunswick: More Confirmation of Targeted Exclusion of Intellectually Disabled from DSM5 Autism Spectrum Disorder: But NO ONE CARES
Emily Singer has published an article at SFARI, Proposed guidelines won’t miss autism cases, study says, which appears to suggest that persons who would meet DSM-IV PDD-NOS and Asperger’s will “only” be reduced by approximately 10% under DSM5 criteria. The focus, as always, is on the HF end of the
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Researcher Bias and the Targeted Exclusion of Intellectually Disabled in the DSM-5 Autism Do-Over
Autism researcher bias exists and its effect, when the DSM-5 takes effect in 2013, will further the redefinition of autism as social awkwardness and the exclusion from the autism spectrum of persons with severe intellectual disabilities. David Kupfer, M.D., chair of the DSM-5 Task Force, has stated that “the proposed
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: "Thinking" Persons Guide to Autism Issues Proclamation Declaring Autism Speaks Does Not Benefit Autistic People
Some of the people referenced in this post are affiliated with Autism Speaks. TPGA does not consider Autism Speaks an organization that benefits autistic people. -SR I am not sure what constitutes “Thinking” at the “Thinking” Persons Guide to Autism. The above quote from “SR”, Shannon Des Roches Rosa, precedes a
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: DSM5 Autism Day At IMFAR 2012: Swedo Confirms Some Intellectually Disabled Will Be Excluded from DSM5 Autism Spectrum Disorder
Today was DSM5 Autism Do-Over Day at IMFAR 2012. Dr. Susan Swedo, head of the DSM5 committee that drafted the DSM5 Autism Spectrum Disorder, spoke twice today, once at a stakeholder’s luncheon and afterwards at an oral presentation in the Grand Ballroom. Dr. Swedo replied to my questions after the
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: CBC: Autism advocate questions ‘extreme’ inclusion model
The caption below the picture of me and Conor is from the CBC web site article Autism advocate questions ‘extreme’ inclusion model. “A high-profile autism advocate in New Brunswick is questioning the merits of what he calls the Department of Education’s extreme inclusion model. “I believe that the kind of
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism, Intellectual Disability & Environment: Children of Immigrants in Sweden At Greater Risk of Developing Autism with Intellectual Disability
Swedish Flag by Matti Mattila A major Swedish study offers uncomfortable news to the DSM-5 team trying to pretend there is no relationship between autism and the intellectual disability which affects the vast majority of those with classic Autistic Disorder. It will also be disconcerting to those who devoutly believe
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Volkmar Says Many Intellectually Disabled May Be Excluded from DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis
When I first pointed out that the DSM-5 New Autism Disorder would exclude intellectually disabled I was ignored by most, insulted and mocked by others. Some were annoyed. When Catherine Lord confessed that the intellectually disabled were the real target for exclusion very few mentioned the exclusion of the intellectually
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Intellectual Disability and the DSM-5 Autism Do-Over: Catherine Lord Then (2003) and Now (2013)
Catherine Lord, and her highly influential views about autism and intellectual disability seem to have changed a bit since the 2003 article published below and the DSM-5 Autism Do-Over which will be published in 2013. For those who quibble over the reference to 2013 as being “now” they should know
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: FOX News Autism Experts Worry About DSM5 Impact on High Functioning Autistic Children, No Concern for Low Functioning Autistic Children
FOX News has published a report, Some Experts Worried Over Revised Autism Guidelines, in which two autism experts, Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist and Fox News contributor, and Dr. Thomas Frazier, who treats children with autism at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, express their concerns about the possible impact of
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Fluffy and Lite With Amy Harmon and The New York Times
Amy Harmon and the New York Times like their autism fluffy and lite, none of that yucky severe autistic disorder stuff You wouldn’t know it from reading NY Times columnist Amy Harmon, or from reading the NYT generally, but 70% of persons with Autistic Disorder suffer from intellectual disability. Approximately
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Reality NB’s 2011 Christmas Wish for Autism’s Vast Majority
Conor Doherty, one of Autism’s Vast Majority of Invisible Autistics, brings joy to Mom and Dad in the Christmas season and throughout the Year. My 2011 Christmas wish is that Autism’s vast majority, the 70-80% with autistic disorder and intellectual disabilities, will lose their status as autism’s invisible autistics. It
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autistic Disorder and Intellectual Disability: 70% Is Not a Coincidence, It Is a Vast Majority
The DSM-IV and popular media interpretation of the autism disorders (pervasive developmental disorders), have encouraged the wor…
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: UK’s National Health Service Misrepresents Autism
The DSM-5 is formalizing a shell game which has seen Asperger`s substituted for Autism in the mainstream media for many years. The most recent media example comes courtesy of the UK government`s National Health Service which, whil…
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Parents and Teachers Should Not Be Misled: Autism, For Now, Includes Those With Intellectual Disability
Stephanie of Autism and Oughtisms has posted a guest comment on the site Teaching the Teachers, Educating an Autistic Child is an Opportunity, in which, like many other parents and professionals, she includes a commentary which distances autism d…
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Terrific Autism News: Missing Severely Autistic Man Found Safe in Toronto
A 29 year old Toronto man with Autism has been found safe and sound. 680 Toronto News All News Radio reports that Gyafi Payne is described as having the “mental capacity of a five year old”. He had gone missing around 7:30 pm Saturday. &nbs…
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