NEW BULLSHIT!

Maxine Aston has got a brand new label to torture people with: CADD! Yes, ladies and gentleman, Cassandra Affective Deprivation Disorder is latest weapon in the war against those filthy autistics!

Here's how it works: you are married to someone with Asperger's. You have a spat. You're feeling kinda down. You can claim CADD!!!

Just say you have CADD, and everything is your partner's fault! You are suffering because people with AS cannot handle relationships. You are in fact a fabulous person for putting up with your spouse.

Symptoms include: the feeling you are not being heard, low self-esteem, and wondering WHY?.

(These symptoms are not to be confused with the symptoms that accompany most bad relationships. These symptoms are caused by the spouse's diagnosis. It's a purely AS related problem.)

Next, you blab to everyone about how much you've suffered because people with AS are egotistical bastards, and make it impossible for guys like me to get a date. Don't worry if your story has logical flaws and is inherently stupid. Just insult and silence anybody who dares to say you're not a victim and you'll do fine.

You will be supported by FAAAS. Their sock puppets Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Isabelle Hénault will be pleased to confirm your story. And as for the AS spouse, don't worry. People like that don't have feelings, and AS has messed up your life enough already.

Some cranks have started a petition here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/AttwoodHenault/

They're trying to cut away the professionals who support the theory. Something about lies and human rights and crap like that. Anyway, remember: as long as you can find some poor sap to take the blame, you can do anything!