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@petrichord @allenstenhaus @rysiek @mycorrhiza In Sweden where I live they still insist on there being a difference between autism and "aspergers" - the latter of which is my official diagnosis and a term I completely reject. 1 comment
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@AshCarnelian @allenstenhaus @rysiek @mycorrhiza
That was also my diagnosis from like 2000. Now the DSM doesn't have that term anymore and I'm super glad for it. I get so tired of explaining to people that it's named after a nazi who practiced eugenics. But also it reinforces the problematic idea of functioning labels and being 'more' or 'less' autistic. Which makes it harder for those of us who have/had that diagnosis to get the support we need when we struggle.