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[Farmfresh]

Heck ... how I function in society.

 

[Icu4dzs]

Not sure you know much about autism. Not all auties are completely non functional.

Perhaps, but I get much of what I know about autism from my cousin who has a Ph.D. on the subject of autism and travels the country working with them. He teaches at the University of Iowa now. I would imagine that as a result of what I have had him share with me, autism is a severe condition and frequently unable to function on an adult, real world basis. I'm not sure who told you that you were autistic but this "spectrum" must (like the electromagnetic spectrum) have an Infra autistic side and an Ultra autistic side as well as the usual patterns.
Having an autistic child does not make one an expert on the subject, either.
JMHO
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[abifae]

Thanks guys! I am pleased to count you as friends too!

Icu, by your definition, Temple Grandin is not autistic. So we shall just have to disagree on definition. My blog is more about how things work than what you name them, anyway.

 

[Denim Deb]

I don't claim to be a doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but I have met several people that are autistic, or have Asperbergers, and they vary in how they are. And, these are people that have been diagnosed. And, they range in how well they function.

 

[Farmfresh]

Not sure you know much about autism. Not all auties are completely non functional.

Perhaps, but I get much of what I know about autism from my cousin who has a Ph.D. on the subject of autism and travels the country working with them. He teaches at the University of Iowa now. I would imagine that as a result of what I have had him share with me, autism is a severe condition and frequently unable to function on an adult, real world basis. I'm not sure who told you that you were autistic but this "spectrum" must (like the electromagnetic spectrum) have an Infra autistic side and an Ultra autistic side as well as the usual patterns.
Having an autistic child does not make one an expert on the subject, either.
JMHO
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People of learning can read and understand the ancient Sumerian and Acadian languages, but no person currently alive knows how the words were actually pronounced. No one knows the rhythms and music those languages made except for the people that spoke them.

PhD's and research are valuable. Personal experience is everything.

 

[Wifezilla]

Having an autistic child does not make one an expert on the subject, either.

You are FORCED to be an expert whether you want to be one or not. So lets see... do I take my 21 years of research and 21 years of living with my son, or the word of some guy who's cousin has a PhD? Ummmmmmmmmm



You might want to read this before you embarrass yourself further.
http://www.templegrandin.com/
Bless your heart.

 

[abifae]

I will agree that kids don't make you an expert (reference jenny whatserface and vaccines) but even Jenny can spot an autistic because living with one attunes you to the special quirks of overstim.

Anecdotal evidence isn't science, but neither are sweeping generalizations. Auntie is definitely an expert in some ways and ditto greeneggz and all these teachers who work with crazy spectrum kids.

And whatever you want to diagnose it as, you cannot dismiss experiences for using terms you do not like.

 

[Henrietta23]

Not sure you know much about autism. Not all auties are completely non functional.

Perhaps, but I get much of what I know about autism from my cousin who has a Ph.D. on the subject of autism and travels the country working with them. He teaches at the University of Iowa now. I would imagine that as a result of what I have had him share with me, autism is a severe condition and frequently unable to function on an adult, real world basis. I'm not sure who told you that you were autistic but this "spectrum" must (like the electromagnetic spectrum) have an Infra autistic side and an Ultra autistic side as well as the usual patterns.
Having an autistic child does not make one an expert on the subject, either.
JMHO
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Not sure your definition of spectrum matches the psychiatric definition of spectrum. As I am not an expert in either kind I'll leave it at that.

 

[Denim Deb]

I will agree that kids don't make you an expert (reference jenny whatserface and vaccines) but even Jenny can spot an autistic because living with one attunes you to the special quirks of overstim.

Anecdotal evidence isn't science, but neither are sweeping generalizations. Auntie is definitely an expert in some ways and ditto greeneggz and all these teachers who work with crazy spectrum kids.

And whatever you want to diagnose it as, you cannot dismiss experiences for using terms you do not like.

I don't live w/one, but I have several times picked out that a person is autistic just w/how they act, move their hands and a few other things. I know I was in a store once, the kid in front of me was really obnoxious, etc. I picked up on it, and realized that he was probably autistic. His mother became embarrassed w/how he was acting, and tried to apologize, explaining that he was autistic. I told her it was OK, and I had already figured that out.

 

[Wifezilla]

"Because different people with autism can have very different features or symptoms, health care providers think of autism as a spectrum disordera group of disorders with a range of similar features. Based on their specific strengths and weaknesses, people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may have mild symptoms or more serious symptoms, but they all have an ASD. This fact sheet uses the terms ASD and autism to mean the same thing."
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/autism/overview/whatIsAutism.cfm