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Originally Posted by jane032657
Asperger Syndrome is no longer being used as a label. I have done extensive work with childen with autism and am very close to a child who has been labeled with Asperger's. There is a wide range of characteristics for people who have this label and what the behaviors are is not so important as the fact that acceptance of social awkwardness, or missed cues, or whatever the person presents with should just be accepted for who they are so they do not feel alienated or treated differently. Just like we all want to feel with our own idiosyncracies. Loved, accepted, a part of a group of friends, included, and important in the context of life and the world.
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I agree with the gist of your post but wish to gently disagree with your belief that the term Asperger's is no longer being used. This month's Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine includes articles:
Howard C. Shane (from Boston Children's Hospital)
Appreciating Asperger syndrome: Implications for better care and outcomes
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2012; 79(12):872-874; doi:10.3949/ccjm.79a.12153
and
BRIGID PRAYSON and
KATHLEEN FRANCO
Is an adult with Asperger syndrome sitting in your waiting room?
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2012; 79(12):875-882; doi:10.3949/ccjm.79a.11161
Both these articles are free online.
A pubmed search for 2012 results in 130 scholarly publications with the key word Asperger's