RE: Give this guy a piece of your mind!

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This is so frustrating, but I think it has a lot to do with the fact that

the DSM is really a psychological tool and there isn't anything that serves

as a medical model in the same capacity. As Dr. G so frequently says, it is

impossible to have an epidemic of a DEVELOPMENTAL disorder. Therefore, " it "

must be medical. There isn't a defined medical model for " autism spectrum

disorders " .

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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:10 AM

Subject: Give this guy a piece of your mind!

No autism epidemic - Part One

by Coplan, MD

Psychology Today

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/making-sense-autistic-spectrum-disorders

/201006/no-autism-epidemic-part-one

Here a Dr. Coplan argues there is no such thing as an epidemic in autism. He

just thinks changes in the DSM have increased prevalence of autism.