Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by caddemon on Saturday December 25, 2021 @02:19PM
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Sure, but seeking diagnosis from a trained professional should mean that the differences between those cases will be detected. I acknowledge that IRL it is a messy field and there is high variance in quality of practitioner. But seeking help shouldn't be discouraged. It should be up to the professionals to determine if someone actually has "Autism" or "something else" (or nothing). And also to do some amount of triaging! Criticism of the process shouldn't generally be targeted at individuals seeking help.
Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by emodendroket on Saturday December 25, 2021 @02:24PM
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Well... isn't this part of it? A lot of people are more or less satisfied with the coping mechanisms they've established and don't really need to get a diagnosis because they don't want further treatment. And I don't think this is unreasonable, especially when treatment mostly takes the form of helping you establish coping mechanisms.
Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by zepto on Saturday December 25, 2021 @03:15PM
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> Not to downplay any difficulties you or someone else may have had, but a counter to this I am seeing some people claim on twitter that they should just be able to state their diagnosis without getting one
How is this in any way related to the comment you are replying to? It seems like you misunderstood.
Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by csdreamer7 on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:33PM
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I did misread it, my bad.
Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by dragonwriter on Saturday December 25, 2021 @09:50PM
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> ADHD and High Functioning Autism both can share, on the surface, similar sensory processing issues, anxiety, and obsessive thinking in my experience
ADHD and autism also have significant comorbidity, though its possible only one or the other is initially diagnosed when they coöccur.
Not to downplay any difficulties you or someone else may have had, but a counter to this I am seeing some people claim on twitter that they should just be able to state their diagnosis without getting one and want accommodations for it because of poverty or family would look down on it.
This is very dangerous. People just assume they see a characterization on TV and assume they have that. Symptoms can be shared between different classes of syndromes. ADHD and High Functioning Autism both can share, on the surface, similar sensory processing issues, anxiety, and obsessive thinking in my experience; but I imagine the therapy and day to day accommodations that one with ADHD needs is much different that one with Autism (honestly I barely remember the therapy I got in school and I am hoping more people can chime on this).