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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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  • I think sadly, this statement probably stems from NTs having limited or no awareness as to what the autistic spectrum is. They probably think that they’re reassuring us that we’re not that different after all. Sunflower mentioned that NTs May think that the autistic spectrum is a linear model. I’d suggest they think that the spectrum starts at not at all autistic ie completely neurotypical and ends at the most severe cases of profound autism. They don’t understand that the autistic spectrum applies only to those who suffer from an autism spectrum disorder. 

    Changing topic ever so slightly I do feel that the updated diagnostic criteria in the new ICD-11 mean that anyone with ASD is just going to be ‘on the spectrum somewhere’ as there no longer appears to be distinct categories and everyone is put together in the same category. What do you think? I’ve attached a link that explains the new criteria 

    www.spectrumnews.org/.../

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  • I think sadly, this statement probably stems from NTs having limited or no awareness as to what the autistic spectrum is. They probably think that they’re reassuring us that we’re not that different after all. Sunflower mentioned that NTs May think that the autistic spectrum is a linear model. I’d suggest they think that the spectrum starts at not at all autistic ie completely neurotypical and ends at the most severe cases of profound autism. They don’t understand that the autistic spectrum applies only to those who suffer from an autism spectrum disorder. 

    Changing topic ever so slightly I do feel that the updated diagnostic criteria in the new ICD-11 mean that anyone with ASD is just going to be ‘on the spectrum somewhere’ as there no longer appears to be distinct categories and everyone is put together in the same category. What do you think? I’ve attached a link that explains the new criteria 

    www.spectrumnews.org/.../

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