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Subject: Re: Fischer has Aspergers syndrome... very OT (sorry)

Author: Stuzzi Kadent

Date: 00:46:00 08/22/02

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Rory Nolan has a common syndrome of finding a pathology to express a
personality. This extends even to the DSMIV board. Worst is when the inherent
silliness of DSMIV trying to please everybody is worsened by those applying
disorders for amateurish diversion.
The definition of DSMIV appears to pander for a watered down autism; it's new
and even fashionable. Fischer is entitled to his own particular personality
without being dragged into new categories. The usefulness of diagnostic
categories, such as there is any, is in stereotyping a treatment. Nobody is
going to treat Fischer; the world would be outraged if he was incarcerated by
the Americans in a mental hospital for breaking an embargo.



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