Autism severity can change substantially during early childhood, study suggests

Re:Autism severity can change substantially during early chi... by pbhjpbhj on Sunday May 31, 2020 @05:05PM (#23372711)

>You might think this sounds silly //

Not wanting to offend but "sociopathic" is the word that comes to mind for me. Like "I'll do this to manipulate people and induce this response". I'm not going to say you won't be successful, just that your approach sounds very clinical and lacking in warmth and personality.

You do you, I guess.

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Re:Autism severity can change substantially during early chi... by globular-toast on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:32AM (#23376404)

Don't worry, you can't offend me. Lacking "warmth" is my personality. It's just who I am. This isn't about being fake, it's just about explicitly learning things which other people seem to "just know".

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Re:Autism severity can change substantially during early chi... by nicoburns on Sunday May 31, 2020 @05:18PM (#23372823)

I don't think it's manipulative unless done with malicious intent. If someone is doing nice things for you in order to encourage you to like them, then... good.

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Re:Autism severity can change substantially during early chi... by Viliam1234 on Monday June 01, 2020 @05:22PM (#23384027)

When I teach my kids to say "please" when they ask for things and "thank you" when they receive them, am I training them to be little manipulative sociopaths?

There are social rules that many people get told in childhood, or learn by observation. Those who didn't learn them, for whatever reason, may benefit from being told explicitly now.

Also, don't worry. Out of 100 people who read "make sure you're in excellent shape", 99 won't. And the remaining one is probably not a sociopath, and will not become one by following this rule.

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