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This is a false claim. Autism and related conditions fall under the classification of \
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This is a false claim. Autism and related conditions fall under the classification of \\\"neurodevelopmental disability\\\", which is quite separate from both Learning and Mental Health disorders (except where the Autistic condition is co-morbid with a learning disability, which is one of the defining conditions of low-functioning Autism).
Please see: http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/asd.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodevelopmental_disorder
Ironically, it\\\'s the constant ascription of Autism-related conditions (and especially Asperger\\\'s) as a learning disability (and that\\\'s BEFORE you factor in the social stigma) that has led to such poor treatment and services for people with the condition (leading in the UK to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Act_2009), because they fall through the gaps in existing services.
Calling Asperger a learning disability is actually quite offensive to a great many people on the spectrum, because it\\\'s seen as dehumanizing and denigrating.
Please see: http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/asd.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodevelopmental_disorder
Ironically, it\\\'s the constant ascription of Autism-related conditions (and especially Asperger\\\'s) as a learning disability (and that\\\'s BEFORE you factor in the social stigma) that has led to such poor treatment and services for people with the condition (leading in the UK to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Act_2009), because they fall through the gaps in existing services.
Calling Asperger a learning disability is actually quite offensive to a great many people on the spectrum, because it\\\'s seen as dehumanizing and denigrating.
