I'm somewhat annoyed about their referring to Asperger's and PDD-NOS as
"autism-like". They are all part of the same spectrum, and when they're
spoken about in the media, the term autistic people is used to refer to all
of us.

Quote I'm referring to from the site: "Add into the mix conditions that are
*autism-like* –such as Asperger's Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental
Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)—and there is even more
variation."



On Jan 9, 2008 11:58 PM, Shannon T Ahern <shannon_terra@...> wrote:

> I voted!
>
> I also sent a strongly-worded letter about the devolution of a genuine
> medical phrase, "autistic spectrum", into the grammar fiasco, "autism
> spectrum". It's a pet peeve of mine and I am now perseverating on it.
> "Autism" isn't an adjective, therefore cannot modify "spectrum". Sigh.
>
> Shannon :-)
>
>
> --- "Ari N." <Aneeman@... <Aneeman%40gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> > The IAN Project, which is funded by Autism Speaks and hosted by
> > Kennedy
> > Krieger, is hosting a poll directed at adults on the spectrum, asking
> > if we
> > want a "cure". Let's give them a strong and unequivocal "No."
> > Currently, the
> > polling is running about 57% against a cure. If you could take a few
> > seconds
> > out of your day to vote, it would be appreciated.
> >
> > http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/about_asds/
> >
> > -Ari
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
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