RE: I failed the test....

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Ron,

That's fine. Just delete anything that deals with a member of the ASPIRES-RELATIONSHIPS listserv and other identifiers. The Australian psychologist who contacted me four or five years did so because my questionnaire was circulating throughout Australia, and everyone knew that Attwood was interested in developing a scale for adults, but never seemed to have found the time. Once he knew that Ed Ritvo (who was "pretty much out of it") and his wife Riva were working on an adult scale, he and colleagues joined the band wagon to give the Ritvo project some serious mutli-author weight, multiple university connection, and serious pre-testing in three or four clinical locations in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK.

The Australian psychologist contacted me personally did the editing and simplifying of the questions in my scale for his own clinical practice, and as a guide for clients who were about to be diagnosed or who could assign various priorities to things they'd like to work on with a professional. That still remains one of the values of my questionnaire, and it's also true for the RAADS-R. Even if not used for diagnostic purposes, it can help folks decide what discrete things they'd like to work on with therapists or coaches. Incidentally, that's also the value of the C. Rick Ellis scale as well.

N. Meyer

I failed the test.... > >Thursday I met with the DVR counselor to learn the psychologist's >conclusions. Her take is that I do not fit the AS criteria, and can be >better explained as nonverbal learning disorder and social phobia. Okay >- maybe - although two separate counselors on the basis not of a few >hours and the WAIS, but working with me over a period of time have >concluded that I fit into Aspergers. (I'm not denying the NLD, mind; in >fact, some asper or other wrote a book in which he identified himself as >having the NLD type of AS (as opposed to technogeek).) > >What concerns me more, though, is that the recommendations have nothing >to do with NLD, really, and the dyspraxia and sensory processing issues >are not even mentioned. The psychologist is much more concerned with >treating the "social phobia" through CBT, DBT and desensitization, while >ignoring the social skills deficits which are the cause of anxiety in >social situations. It's like treating illiteracy with psychotherapy >instead of reading instruction. > >Andromeda > > >------------------------------------ > > "We each have our own way of living in the world, together we are like a symphony. >Some are the melody, some are the rhythm, some are the harmony >It all blends together, we are like a symphony, and each part is crucial. >We all contribute to the song of life." > ...Sondra > > We might not always agree; but TOGETHER we will make a difference. > > ASPIRES is a closed, confidential, moderated list. >Responsibility for posts to ASPIRES lies entirely with the original author. > Do NOT post mail off-list without the author's permission. > When in doubt, please refer to our list rules at: > http://www.aspires-relationships.com/info_rules.htm > ASPIRES ~ Climbing the mountain TOGETHER > http://www.aspires-relationships.com >