Episode 2: The DSM. History, changes, labels and what’s in a name?

This episode covers a brief history of the DSM- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and the progression of the neurodiversity known as ASD. 

We discuss what it is to have or identity with any kind of label, advantages and disadvantages. 

Write to us to let you know what you think: 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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References for other studies used in this episode

Chambers, Murray, C. M., Boden, Z. V. R., & Kelly, M. P. (2020). “Sometimes labels need to exist”: exploring how young adults with Asperger’s syndrome perceive its removal from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition. Disability & Society, 35(4), 589–608. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1649121

 

Mogensen, & Mason, J. (2015). The meaning of a label for teenagers negotiating identity: experiences with autism spectrum disorder. Sociology of Health & Illness, 37(2), 255–269. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12208