Talk:Diagnosis of Asperger syndrome

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[edit] Edit conflict with "in use template"

Sorry about that, it only showed up after I put the second ref in. --Zeraeph 23:31, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

so, who's doing it? I have them all in one place in my sandbox, but I'm not interested in losing it a third time. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

There is a slight difference between an unintentional edit conflict and a contest you know. As soon as the tag came up I stopped, but I an afraid my crystal ball needs new batteries so I couldn't see it before then. If you have them, just put them in. --Zeraeph 23:55, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

No thanks; you brought the text here before you had consensus, and if the text in the main article changes, I don't want to have to change it now in two places. No need for duplication of effort. When the main article text is settled, we can then, with patience and according to a pre-agreed plan, bring it over here correctly. Impulsive moves create extra work for all. For example, I've already had to edit both articles to keep this in sync with the main article. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:22, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Ah c'mon Sandy, it was your idea, not mine...I just did WP:BOLD and got on with it. --Zeraeph 01:30, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adult Diagnoses

This article is pretty focused on children getting diagnosed with AS. While I was diagnosed with it at 12 there are probably many diagnoses that occur at later ages, and well into adulthood. MY question is this: does the procedure for diagnosis of adults with Asperger's, or any other ASD for that matter, differ significantly from that of children? If so, this needs to be included in order broaden this article. I don't want to turn this into an Autism Rights flame war but I think we need to keep in mind that there are just as many adults with ASDs as there are kids.Jsonitsac 02:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Most diagnoses are children, hence the published literature focuses there. If you can find a reliable source that discusses diagnosis of adults, it can be included. So far, we haven't found one. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

As you mentioned on Talk:Asperger syndrome #Recap, here's a reliable source on the subject:

• Tantam D (2003). "The challenge of adolescents and adults with Asperger syndrome". Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 12 (1): 143–63. PMID 12512403. 

See its Challenge 5: diagnosis in adulthood. All it takes is for someone to read that and write it up. I may get around to it but I hope someone else beats me to it. Eubulides 06:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Here's another likely one, if its not already referenced in the Autism Spectrum Quotient article:

• M. R. Woodbury-Smith, J. Robinson, S. Wheelwright S. Baron-Cohen. "[[1] Screening Adults for Asperger Syndrome Using the AQ:A Preliminary Study of its Diagnostic Validity in Clinical Practice]". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 35 (3): 331-335. 

Soarhead77 (talk) 21:50, 21 April 2008 (UTC)