A giant step forward in understanding autism

Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by goda90 on Friday February 17, 2023 @08:02AM (#34834135)

Don't forget that the S in ASD is for "spectrum". There are parts of this spectrum with people for who ASD is debilitating to their happiness and participation in society. "Rectified" might not mean complete change, but enough to give someone the tools to handle things better.

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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by nailer on Friday February 17, 2023 @10:01AM (#34835422)

But also removes the tools of autism.

Neurotypical peopple often lie about things for social convenience, overly value fitting in, have trouble exploring the depths of their interests, and have a poor sense of smell and taste.

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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by marcellus23 on Friday February 17, 2023 @06:35PM (#34842064)

For people who are high-functioning, it may be that the benefits of autism you mentioned are worth the downsides. But I think most medium and low-functioning people would not agree with that.

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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by nailer on Saturday February 18, 2023 @05:48AM (#34845852)

I’m technically level 2, which means there are periods where I cannot communicate. I have at least one level 3 friend that I’m sure would feel the same, I’ll ask her and find out for sure though.

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