aspergers

Asperger's Dropped As Separate Condition From DSM-V

Mallory Ortberg · 12/02/12 11:04AM

The American Psychology Association voted to finalize entries for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders yesterday, ending the last of several commenting periods open to the public, so if you were hoping to send them any recommendations I hope yours got in under the wire. There hasn't been a new edition since the release of the DSM-IV in 1994, which may not seem that long ago, but consider that Adderall did not yet exist at the time and the A&E Channel was still years away from its hit "Watching People With Largely Untreated Mental Illness Suffer in Their Homes" series lineup.

South Park's Season Premiere: Ass Burgers for Some, Whiskey for All

Matt Cherette · 10/06/11 12:37AM

South Park kicked off its 15th season tonight in an episode that combined four show staples: potty humor, political satire, parody and pondering the human condition. It was smart and timely, funny and outrageous. And it was a little depressing, too.

Tween Protests Anomie of Modern Urban Life

Hamilton Nolan · 11/24/09 10:43AM

A 13 year-old Brooklyn boy with Asperger's syndrome got scared of being scolded about school so he spent eleven f'ing days riding the New York subway—alone and undetected—because this world is a cold and heartless place.

Is the Asperger's Gambit today's Twinkie Defense?

Jackson West · 07/02/08 06:40PM

Attorneys for software developer and convicted murder Hans Reiser are now trying to convince a judge and jury that their client is "mentally incompetent," having portrayed what looked like attempts to cover up a crime as the misunderstanding of social cues. Their suggestion: Reiser has the mild form of autism known as Asperger's syndrome. If successful, Reiser would be jailed at a mental institution instead of with the general population, where the resemblance to Tobias "Toby" Beecher on HBO's Oz would not serve him well. Sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9th. (Photo by AP/D. Ross Cameron)

Michigan Student Assembly President To Resign Over Facebook Scandal

Emily Gould · 12/06/07 11:15AM

"I'll give that kid a fucking disability he can write home about if he keeps sending these code amendments to everyone" was the name of the Facebook group that University of Michigan Student Assembly prez Zack Yost created out of frustration with the frequent amendments proposed by Rep. Tim Hull. Tim has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism that is often not really worth writing home about. "Yost's accomplishments as president include helping organize a rally in Lansing for increased higher education funding, developing an intern program to get more freshmen involved in student government and co-founding the Michigan Action Party ... But his legacy—fairly or unfairly—will likely be defined by the Facebook group," the Michigan Daily somberly intones.