tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post8479100930123772287..comments2024-03-22T04:19:33.333-05:00Comments on Autism Blogs Directory: ASAN's FAQ, courtesy of ASAN, on the Proposed ICD-9-CM CodeKim Wombleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770531088853087081.post-6075908290399111712011-03-24T14:34:44.738-05:002011-03-24T14:34:44.738-05:00Again, clear reasoning for why I so clearly object...Again, clear reasoning for why I so clearly object to the ICD-9-CM code:<br /><br />1) No operational definition for "wandering"<br />2) Stated goal of "shifting clinical practice" to, most likely, restrict freedom of movement even more than they already do (they already use restraints and seclusion too much)<br />3) Inappropriately waiting until the day before the meeting to release the full details of the proposal<br />4) CDC has shown their utter ineptitude by not properly differentiating between MEDICAL BEHAVIORAL issues. WANDERING IS A BEHAVIOR, NOT A MEDICAL CONDITION.<br />5) Obscene abuse of data in an attempt to provide evidence that does not exist, to support a point that has no validity<br />6) <b>THE CDC, BY DOING THIS, HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD!</b><br /><br />These are exclusively my words and opinions, independent of any organizations or groups I may or may not currently associate or previously have associated with.Marc Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341671712800352129noreply@blogger.com