In this episode we hear from the perspectives of those who had mixed or ambivalent responses toward when the DSM-5 merged the Asperger's diagnosis to become ASD.
To maintain confidentiality, their voices and names are not used; the voices you will hear are those of Lincoln Jones and Joana Simmons.
Feel free to leave a comment, or write to us on autism@acu.edu.au
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This series is based upon "Coming Out with Autism" (Smith & Jones, 2020)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-019-04294-5
Written, recorded and edited by Joana Simmons as part of the Australian Catholic University Winter Research Program.
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Other studies mentioned in this episode:
Giles, D. C. (2014). “DSM-V is taking away our identity”: The reaction of the online community to the proposed changes in the diagnosis of Asperger’s disorder. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health. Illness and Medicine, 18, 179–195. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459313488006.
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