aimeeandbeatles
watermelon
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2007
- Messages
- 20,104
I read in various sources that females are less likely to be diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Why do you think this is? Biological? Cultural? Radioactive Monkeys?
ThOse diseases only need a beating ,nOT pillSThat and it is possible it is just a made up disease so that the drug companies get more money from prescriptions, just like ADHD.
That and it is possible it is just a made up disease so that the drug companies get more money from prescriptions, just like ADHD.
ThOse diseases only need a beating ,nOT pillS
Yeah, erm, you haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about, do you? Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, is neither a disease- "Syndrome" kind of gives it away, don't you think?- nor is it treated with any form of medication. Next time, perhaps, you should bother to learn something about the subject at hand before opening your mouth, kay?That and it is possible it is just a made up disease so that the drug companies get more money from prescriptions, just like ADHD.
ThOse diseases only need a beating ,nOT pillS
And you two aren't even worth wasting breath on.I second this.
And, to everyone except SG-17, I'm sorry if that appeared harsh, but my sisters has Asperger's, so I don't appreciate people like him spewing uninformed nonsense like this. It's hard enough for people in her situation without people like him making it worse.
ADD and Asperger's don't really compare. The behavioural problem associated with Asperger's are really rather specific, and are primarily social, and so are not easily confused with simply being badly behaved, as, in some cases, ADD may be.okay. Well, my chilhood shrinks all said I was ADD, but I showed 'em all that they were full of bullsh*t with my later school performance, so I'm kinda biased against all that psychobabble. Maybe your sis actually has a legit syndrome, I guess I don't know enough about to make an opinion about her.
But I still thinkl that a lot of autism, aspoberger's, etc... diagnoses are a result of lazy therapists who are eager to just write a prescription and get the hell home. I'm going to unsubscibe now, I've said all that I want.
Try having to deal with someone with Asperger's every day and you may change your mind.Syndromes that are not disease states are barely worth the trouble to identify. May as well stick with calling someone shy.
Sure, Asperger's describes an identifiable end of a spectrum of characters, but I regard it as a person's character, no more and no less.
Try having to deal with someone with Asperger's every day and you may change your mind.
Asperger's is not merely a set of personality traits, it represents a fundamnetal difference in the hard wiring of the human brain. With training and therapy, those with Asperger's can partially overcome social and behavioural issues- which are far more than simple shyness- but for that to occur, it is necessary to identify and understand the syndrome. Merely ignoring it simply serves to put undue stress on both those with Asperger's and their family, teachers, classmates, etc. as well as making it hard for them to overcome their problems and find either academic success or worthwhile employment.
I think that your point is too subtle for me. What exactly are you saying about why there are so few females with Asperger's?Where did you get your psychology degree from, Brighteye?