First, the word "Asperger's" is important for identity and self-advocacy. I identify as someone with Asperger's, and that's an important piece of who I am. Having the DSM authors tell me that I can't define myself that way is troubling.
It's very strange that you choose to identify with a name for a condition about which we are continuously learning and understanding more about. Even Hans Asperger himself described it as "Autistic psychopathy' in childhood."
Renaming things is quite common in medicine but to base your identity on a name published in medical journals at one time and getting upset when it is later renamed is rather silly.
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It's very strange that you choose to identify with a name for a condition about which we are continuously learning and understanding more about. Even Hans Asperger himself described it as "Autistic psychopathy' in childhood."
Renaming things is quite common in medicine but to base your identity on a name published in medical journals at one time and getting upset when it is later renamed is rather silly.
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