The National Autistic Society says it is "shocked and disgusted" at the case of a paedophile jailed for child pornography offences.
Anthony Peter Luckwill, 31, from Carmarthen, was jailed for a total of 25 months at Swansea Crown Court.
Luckwill attached himself to a local branch of an autism support group, claiming to suffer from Asperger's syndrome, and set up a website.
The society said the judge had made it clear in court that there was no evidence to suggest Asperger's was responsible for Luckwill's offences.
It planned a dedicated awareness campaign on autism and the criminal justice system in the new year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4119001.stm
I'd expect Aspergers would be a large part of the problem, wouldn't it?
This is the big problem with all these people self diagnosing themselves. They could do so for ulterior motives. But more than likely it is innocent,
but now as I think about it their motives could be ulteriior as influencing aspies to lay down and take what NAAR and pro cure groups are handing us.
One NT parent lady with autistic traits is doctor shopping to find someone to diagnoses her with aspergers after one doctor failing to do so!!!
This is the big problem with all these people self diagnosing themselves. They could do so for ulterior motives. But more than likely it is innocent,
but now as I think about it their motives could be ulteriior as influencing aspies to lay down and take what NAAR and pro cure groups are handing us.
One NT parent lady with autistic traits is doctor shopping to find someone to diagnoses her with aspergers after one doctor failing to do so!!!
And do you ever wonder why ASman that a person would do that in this day and age where there are still so little amount of professionals understanding of Asperger's Syndrome? Not everyone can find a professional as easily that understands Asperger's Syndrome in many geographic locations, yet you would look down on a person if they found a professional that didn't know enough to diagnosis them and dismiss them for trying to find someone that is capable of doing so?
That is rather a shallow attitude, after all, there are many people out there that are self-diagnosed that get respect from others even if they don't have the official diagnosis. It is rather indignant to assume that anyone that doesn't have an official diagnosis is incapable of actually warranting an official diagnosis if they should choose to seek out one and fail on their first attempt to find someone that can diagnose an adult with AS or Autism. After all, looking up your profile on WP, you had yourself as self-diagnosed, unless between the time you joined there and now and have an official diagnosis, that is great for you.
But not everyone has the luck of finding someone on their first try at finding a professional-based official diagnosis. And oddly, for me, I live in a small town, not many people are aware of the autism spectrum, especially many of the psychologists and psychiatrists so such occurance wouldn't be out of place, I am just grateful that I do have a well-respected autism expert/researcher in Canada that does respect my self-diagnosis and does agree with it enough that she has chosen to help find someone that is capable of diagnosing an adult with AS or Autism and that she has found someone, it's just a matter of getting an appt. for assessment which unfortunately there are waiting lists at best for where I live.
But to question another's self-diagnosis unless one wants to be questionned of their own is rather inappropriate no matter how one person feels about another.
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But to question another's self-diagnosis unless one wants to be questionned of their own is rather inappropriate no matter how one person feels about another.
I can be questionned since I was.
Mish, you are right, its extremely difficult for adults to obtain a diagnosis, it seems the same in all countries, its a very stressful time.
Uschi told us all about her struggle to be dx'd and her relief at finally getting a proper dx.
I'm not saying its easy for children to be diagnosed either, but its very hard to get help as an adult.
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But to question another's self-diagnosis unless one wants to be questionned of their own is rather inappropriate no matter how one person feels about another.
I can be questionned since I was.
But apparently you see others like myself that have a harder time finding a professional that is capable of diagnosing AS in adults as less capable of having a respectable self-diagnosis of AS or seeing them as just NTs that want to have AS. Just because one person you see as believeable with self-diagnosis and another you don't doesn't make you a reasonable judge of one's self-diagnosis or whatever as anyone else. Would you appreciate people going around saying you're a NT that is faking things and such when you know you're not? I highly doubt that.
Even my parents looking back at my childhood are starting to realize that I had a lot of AS traits and I do feel justified knowing that my self-diagnosis is accepted by one of the top autism experts in Canada even if I don't find someone capable in my area of Canada to do an official diagnosis of AS in an adult.
I do feel justified knowing that my self-diagnosis is accepted by one of the top autism experts in Canada even if I don't find someone capable in my area of Canada to do an official diagnosis of AS in an adult.
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Good luck and best wishes. I just find your diagnosis seeking rather agressive, that's all
I do feel justified knowing that my self-diagnosis is accepted by one of the top autism experts in Canada even if I don't find someone capable in my area of Canada to do an official diagnosis of AS in an adult.
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Good luck and best wishes. I just find your diagnosis seeking rather agressive, that's all
Well if you felt you needed an answer after seeking one for 31 years of your life, wouldn't you feel a little bit aggressive in finally wanting some peace so you can move on and have some understanding from your own family and your spouse? Especially when you feel that an official diagnosis would give you some help in learning to understand others as well as being able to better control your emotions, etc.? Yes I'm tired of feeling depressed and anxious over not knowing what is going on with my life. After 31 years, I think it's time for some resolution in my life so I can move forward instead of feeling like I'm stuck with a spouse that doesn't fully understand me, scared of ever going back out into the workforce when the kids enter school because I have a hard time with auditory processing and wanting to be in a stable situation in my life that my children can look up to me knowing that I've been able to come to some form of peace and understanding of myself so I can better help them. If that's being aggressive, and if it's going to help me, then so be it? I'm sorry if you can't understand why I would want some resolution.