Why the definition of autism matters – - CNN.com Blogs

parkavenue:

YES, YES, YES! Finally this discussion is being started!

“Like all other mental disorders, it runs along a spectrum from people who most of us would have called nerdy when I was a kid to people who spend their lives unable to speak, rocking back and forth for hours on end.”

Now if only Hollywood would stop making movies about one extreme or the other, we might be able to make some progress…

i have AS and if they change it i`ll still consider myself with it