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    Yes, I thought it left out a lot. Some kids are spectrum and gifted, for one, and I agree it gives that "not fine" impression about autism. But it was a major site putting this out there, good to be aware of it. And I did catch myself nodding along once or twice. And I also agree with Moomin.

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    I hate these kind of articles... not because they made bad points, but because they throw a shit-ton of anecdotes at you and expect that to mean something.

    Also, stories like the ones relayed there are part of the reason my son didn't get a proper diagnosis and treatment until he was 8 years old! And we still have issues with people not understanding his challenges, because of stupid shit like "he understand jokes" or "he seems fine to me."


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    Originally Posted by epoh
    stories like the ones relayed there are part of the reason my son didn't get a proper diagnosis and treatment until he was 8 years old! And we still have issues with people not understanding his challenges, because of stupid shit like "he understand jokes" or "he seems fine to me."

    That's what happened to us. And DS is a quite classic case of autism (early preoccupations with spinning objects, lining up toys, etc), with the exception of his giftedness.

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    I would agree with both moomin and ZenScanner.

    It is striking how complicated diagnosis and the drive toward discrete labels makes appreciating the subtleties of human behavior.


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