User talk:Marshallteller

Trevor Chowning

Hi, two things:

It's Asperger syndrome, not "Asperger's Syndrome". AS should not be described as "a form of high-functioning autism". While AS is on the autism spectrum, there is dispute as to whether AS is "a form of autism" or a discrete diagnostic entity. Also, the concept of "functioning" is highly subjective, and within the autism rights movement, there is little support for using "functioning" labels, for several reasons: one is that they create ranking criteria where there need not be any. Another is that people with a diagnosis of AS can have severe limitations in their ability to cope and take care of themselves: there's no guarantee of having a high level of "functioning" with a diagnosis of AS.
We still need a source for Chowning's purported involvement in this Aspie Art project; he's not mentioned anywhere on that website (that I could find). Whatever404 (talk) 10:55, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the information regarding AS, it is sincerely appreciated. As to the Aspie Art project, I noted his name along with that of another artist as upcoming galleries on the website, it is located at the very bottom under the images by the other listed artists. A separate issue, I believe some of the "references" would better be located in the "external links" section but do not have enough experience here yet to make that determination. Thank you. Marshallteller (talk) 04:36, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]