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April 24th, 2007
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From:gareth_wilson
Date:April 24th, 2007 10:36 pm (UTC)
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It's becoming more common to use "Asperger Syndrome" these days, along with all the other named conditions. The reasoning is that Dr Asperger didn't have "Asperger's" and Dr Down didn't have "Down's".
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From:zissue
Date:April 25th, 2007 12:22 am (UTC)
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Yep, I have a new book on my shelf right now titled "Asperger Syndrome & Your Child".
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From:scyllacat
Date:April 25th, 2007 03:27 am (UTC)
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Lou Gehrig did have Lou Gehrig's disease, though. Do we except him?
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From:gareth_wilson
Date:April 25th, 2007 06:02 am (UTC)
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Yes, although I think that name's been mostly replaced by ALS these days, perhaps not enough people know who Lou Gehrig was. My favourite example of these names is Daltonism, a form of colour-blindness both suffered by and discovered by Dalton.
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