Vem behöver diagnosen Asperger syndrom?

The aim of the study was to analyze the reasons behind the increasing number of people with the diagnosis Asperger syndrome and the effect of the diagnosis on the individual, the family and society. The theoretical approach was based on the theories of Michel Foucault and complemented with two articles by Mats Börjesson and Per Solvang. I asked the following questions: How was the diagnosis established? How does the diagnosis affect the individual? How does the diagnosis affect the family? How could the situation be improved? How trust worthy is the diagnosis? Fifteen students with Asperger syndrome were interviewed by a qualitative method using a written questionnaire. The results of the study are: The parents were mostly initiators of the psychiatric examination that lead to a diagnosis. The reasons were anxiety, explanation and social benefits. The main part of the students experienced the diagnosis positively. The disadvantage was outsider-ship and an increased identification with the syndrome. The parents were solely benefited from the diagnosis. The students meant that they needed more of acceptance and understanding. The study indicated that there could be a risk for abuse of the diagnosis. The driving force behind this increasing number of people diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome seems to be a social ambition for similarity