![]() Whether this is right or wrong is a matter perhaps for debate, but it is commonly accepted in the UK that a clinician’s diagnosis is of legitimate value…Ĭonsider the recent positive outcome of the Gary McKinnon case…would Gary have had such a favourable outcome without the likes of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen and other equally outstanding qualified clinical professionals proffered clinical opinions stating categorically his Asperger’s Syndrome status? I doubt it. As a non-clinician I can only ‘assess’ a person to see if I think autism is a distinct feature of their atypical neurology. The most controversial proposal is to amalgamate the various sub-types of autism into the omnibus diagnostic category of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), removing Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) and PDD-NOS from the scientific lexicon but what will this mean to the lay-person, the Mother/Father of a un-yet diagnosed child, and furthermore, what will it mean to an already diagnosed autistic individual? As a mother (son with Asperger’s) and as a professional (CEO of Action for Asperger’s charity), I wanted to find out.Īs the holder of a Master’s in Autism and PGC in Asperger’s Syndrome, one might think that I would be qualified enough to diagnose a person with autism, but as my qualifications are non-clinical, technically I cannot diagnose. ![]() Much has been written for the attention of the clinical community about the forthcoming (May, 2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version five (DSM-5) and the changes to the way in which autism per se will be classified for diagnostic purposes. ![]()
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