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Savage Savages Autism: Real Disorder? Medical Disorder? Social Disorder?
by
Dr. Polly
Posted
Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:15pm
diagnosis seems to fit. I'm thinking of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, a catch-all category on the Autistic Spectrum for those not quite meeting the other more severe disorders or other types of disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorder). We know this happens. It's no surprise. Kids present with symptoms
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From “Disordered” to “(Recovering) Disordered” to “Recovered Disordered”
by
Melissa H.
Posted
Thu 17 Mar 2011 10:12pm
time to time (what woman doesn’t?!) And sure, sometimes I don’t make the best choices or eat mindlessly or anxiously… but that’s not necessarily disordered (as reader Lindsay noted in yesterday’s comments).
The bottom line is (and this is key!) I don’t have the disordered thoughts I once did. Given the fact that I’m not at my comfortable weight/size
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Synaptic Disorder Instead Of Autism Spectrum Disorder?
by
Harold L D.
Posted
Sun 20 Jun 2010 2:03am
The word "Autism" has become romanticized, occasionally glorified, in public discussions of the neurological disorder. It is literally being stripped of its meaning as a diagnostic label of a mental disorder and is being turned into a different way of thinking, a way of life, a culture. Maybe it is time to start thinking about dropping the use
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Disordered eating and eating disorders
by
Carrie A.
Posted
Tue 15 Sep 2009 10:02pm
The Twitter-sphere has been discussing the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders (specifically EDNOS ) today. I haven't responded, in part because I like... that I don't necessarily have all the answers, but that these are answers that are worth having.
To start forming these answers, we first need to define "disordered eating
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Parsing disordered eating from an eating disorder
by
Laura
Posted
Fri 26 Feb 2010 5:08am
One of my blog's commenters beautifully and concisely described the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder:
Anonymous said...
Most people who..., and their biology responds in exactly the opposite way, signalling them to eat less and less. The first group has disordered eating. The second has an eating disorder. The difference is clear
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