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"We are all some where on the autistic spectrum" (does anyone else hate this comment)

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"We are all some where on the autistic spectrum" I have been told this comment by so many neuro typicals it really angers me, it belittles the day to day difficulties people with autism face. I read in some research that you either have a neuro typical brain or an autistic brain, it's impossible to be a little bit autistic....so why do people still believe that everyone is on the spectrum.... Where did this comment come from in the first place? A friend told me she was taught it at university 10 years ago, why is it being taught when it's not even true?

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  • "We are all some where on the autistic spectrum" has been a standard reply from GPs when I have tried to get a diagnosis. All I wanted was to be tested since my daughter was suspected to have ASD and my partner kept pointing out that I'm just like her. After reading up on ASD it seemed to be an answer to all the difficulties I have had growing up. I thought I had depression and anxiety problems, as I have been told over the years, but reading up on them didn't really seem to relate very well to me. I eventually got a diagnosis after I broke down in front of the GP after I was arrested for something I couldn't understand. I was since diagnosed as having ASD and I am awaiting a full report and follow up consultations with the psychiatrist. I am nearly 54 and only now diagnosed. It has been a lot more difficult to cope as I get older, and I have virtually turned into a recluse in recent years. I have also been diagnosed with PTSD and AvPD, also getting worse as the years pass by. Anyway, getting back to "We are all some where on the autistic spectrum", I really dislike that statement because of the way it is used to shrug off someone who may have a serious problem. A bit like telling some one with a serious limp that we all have one leg longer than the other. While it may be true it really isn't relevant to the person struggling to walk.

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  • "We are all some where on the autistic spectrum" has been a standard reply from GPs when I have tried to get a diagnosis. All I wanted was to be tested since my daughter was suspected to have ASD and my partner kept pointing out that I'm just like her. After reading up on ASD it seemed to be an answer to all the difficulties I have had growing up. I thought I had depression and anxiety problems, as I have been told over the years, but reading up on them didn't really seem to relate very well to me. I eventually got a diagnosis after I broke down in front of the GP after I was arrested for something I couldn't understand. I was since diagnosed as having ASD and I am awaiting a full report and follow up consultations with the psychiatrist. I am nearly 54 and only now diagnosed. It has been a lot more difficult to cope as I get older, and I have virtually turned into a recluse in recent years. I have also been diagnosed with PTSD and AvPD, also getting worse as the years pass by. Anyway, getting back to "We are all some where on the autistic spectrum", I really dislike that statement because of the way it is used to shrug off someone who may have a serious problem. A bit like telling some one with a serious limp that we all have one leg longer than the other. While it may be true it really isn't relevant to the person struggling to walk.

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