tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post4431312366646288091..comments2024-02-04T22:47:20.371-05:00Comments on No Stereotypes Here - Neurodiversity activist blog: DSM Merging the ASDCorina Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04026707230826401476noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-66680254281449381022009-11-12T13:54:35.690-05:002009-11-12T13:54:35.690-05:00The DSM is a (indeed, "the") tool used b...The DSM is a (indeed, "the") tool used by insurers to figure out what they will or won't pay for. Hence the lack of taxonomy decried in the OpEd piece. So, in a way, this could allow people to access more services than they would otherwise be allowed. Anyother use - IEPs, for example, really is rather prejudicial, when you get down to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-24436662541266524032009-11-08T21:26:19.612-05:002009-11-08T21:26:19.612-05:00That indeed is a problem with the diagnosis. Some...That indeed is a problem with the diagnosis. Something that I've pointed out to her about. I didn't really go into our rather long discussion/argument, but I wanted to acknowledge her perspective of the issue. She fully accepts that she's using a stereotype that may not necessarily be true, but gives her a very general idea of what to expect.<br /><br />As I said, she agreed that more descriptive IEPs would most likely eliminate her need to use the label.Corina Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026707230826401476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-82698053950578188562009-11-06T12:34:26.273-05:002009-11-06T12:34:26.273-05:00Corina, the problem with the utility argument is t...Corina, the problem with the utility argument is that both Asperger's and autism indicate ability only at the time of the diagnosis, and those abilities are not the same even if the people receive the same diagnosis. How able a person is and what accommodations would benefit that person cannot be predicted or determined by the diagnosis. I have two children who received the same diagnosis. One is mainstreamed and the other is in a segregated classroom. Their IEPs reflect their individual needs, and the competencies of their different schools.<br /> <br />Maintaining Asperger's for the sake of making unfounded generalizations is not a good argument in favor of keeping the label. IEPs are supposed to be individualized to the student's needs; otherwise, they serve no purpose. Or, I should say, they serve no benefit to the child.Stephaniehttp://embracingchaos.stephanieallencrist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-92021404979098458082009-11-06T10:38:38.594-05:002009-11-06T10:38:38.594-05:00True, I'm not digging into the more nastier pa...True, I'm not digging into the more nastier parts about this. (currently because it's the busy time of the school year for me; tonnes of assignments to do, with same-day duedates)<br /><br />I should have posted this at the top; this is mainly the comment I posted on lbrb.Corina Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026707230826401476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967073850231837312.post-41715959749281677662009-11-05T14:58:18.108-05:002009-11-05T14:58:18.108-05:00Excellent post, Corina. But in my opinion, that...Excellent post, Corina. But in my opinion, that's small potatoes compared to what we face <a href="http://generationyidealism.blogspot.com/2009/11/outcries-for-acceptance-perverted.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.TheWiredOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603161451462354948noreply@blogger.com