Proposed autism diagnosis changes anger ‘Aspies’ (AP)

Proposed autism diagnosis changes anger ‘Aspies’
(AP)

In this photo taken on Feb. 10, 2010, Keith and Kelli Gibson of Battle Creek, Mich., pose for a photo in their home with their sons, front left, Kolten, 6, and Caiden, 7 and in the back, Keifer, 9, left, and Connor, 11. All four boys have different forms of autism. Their mother argues that a revision to lump together in a single 'autism spectrum disorders' category, could make it easier for less severely affected kids, including those with Asperger's and a variation called pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified, to get school services and treatment designated for autism. Gibson also says, she'd no longer have to use four different terms to describe her boys. (AP Photo/Scott Erskine)AP – In the autism world, “Aspies” are sometimes seen as the elites, the ones who are socially awkward, yet academically gifted and who embrace their quirkiness.

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