Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:22 PM Subject: Asperger's Syndrome? Dr. Baughman, Are you familiar with a new "pervasive developmental disorder" called Asperger's Syndrome? Apparently, if a subject does not enjoy making vacuous small talk about pop culture, has interests which differ from an (unspecified) approved list or shows in-depth interest in any topic, displays "excessive" knowledge while answering a question, is not overly concerned with what others think and is resistant to peer pressure, then the subject is considered to have a disability and in need of psychotropic drug therapy. It seems as though admirable qualities of an independent, serious minded, intelligent mature individual have now been turned, Orwellian style, into deficiencies which require drastic remediation. I have found your commentary on ADHD quite useful and was wondering what you thought of Asperger's Syndrome. Could you comment? Sign me, A Concerned Parent ####@aol.com [Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD:
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