Well, interesting. It's weird to me that you live somewhere where you have met so many Aspies. But are these people in the support groups diagnosed officially? In a sense if there's no diagnosis qualification then it's the same as an online group, if you ask me. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with self diagnosis but that people generally tend to not understand what makes something an abnormal behaviour or not. I've seen way too many people diagnose themselves with Asperger's because of personality quirks.
I don't think Asperger's is a "subjective diagnosis". I think the degree of Asperger's varies, but I don't know about subjective- at least not truly subjective. There's a cutting point somewhere.
Majority testimonies and accounts can be valid, but only to an extent. I'm wondering if you've ever taken a Stats class or know about Stats or conducting experiments. The most reliable method of doing something would be to conduct an experiment. Using statistics you can then figure out if there's truly a difference in literacy between Asperger's and non-Asperger's people based on the results you get. Of course, it's also best to repeat the experiment several times to check for anomalies and errors as they can happen. It's very possible to do such an experiment and I wouldn't be surprised if one has already been done that I don't know about. It'd be interesting to see the results. Even if there is a statistical difference in literacy there's still the fact that not every one is going to fit the results.
I could sit here and lecture all day about the merits of certain information and sources, and experiments, and statistical methods, and why personal accounts and even case studies can be an inaccurate representation- but I honestly don't feel like it right now and you seem set on your opinion.
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Date: 2008-11-02 09:40 pm (UTC)I don't think Asperger's is a "subjective diagnosis". I think the degree of Asperger's varies, but I don't know about subjective- at least not truly subjective. There's a cutting point somewhere.
Majority testimonies and accounts can be valid, but only to an extent. I'm wondering if you've ever taken a Stats class or know about Stats or conducting experiments. The most reliable method of doing something would be to conduct an experiment. Using statistics you can then figure out if there's truly a difference in literacy between Asperger's and non-Asperger's people based on the results you get. Of course, it's also best to repeat the experiment several times to check for anomalies and errors as they can happen. It's very possible to do such an experiment and I wouldn't be surprised if one has already been done that I don't know about. It'd be interesting to see the results. Even if there is a statistical difference in literacy there's still the fact that not every one is going to fit the results.
I could sit here and lecture all day about the merits of certain information and sources, and experiments, and statistical methods, and why personal accounts and even case studies can be an inaccurate representation- but I honestly don't feel like it right now and you seem set on your opinion.