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Adults with "mild" autism can have problems equal to those with severe autism (study)

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http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2011/people-with-milder-forms-of-autism-struggle-as-adults

"Contrary to popular assumption, people diagnosed with so-called mild forms of autism don’t fare any better in life than those with severe forms of the disorder. That’s the conclusion of a new study that suggests that even individuals with normal intelligence and language abilities struggle to fit into society because of their social and communication problems."

"The implication of our findings is that the consequences of having an autism spectrum disorder with profound difficulties in communication skills and social impairment can’t be compensated for by either high intellectual level or normal language function,” says lead investigator Anne Myhre, associate professor of mental health and addiction at the University of Oslo in Norway."

Basically the article says that without support and interventions, outcomes are just as severe as if the individuals had more a more severe form of autism.  Intelligence means that people are often not given the support and this is the consequence.

Let that be a lesson to all local authorities, schools, CAMHS and central government.

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  • nmr1991 said:
    I got HFA but contrary to what your notes say, I didn't get good grades, i was well-behaved, got a certificate for conduct of my year group, which was all well and good but I didn't achieve the grades that I wanted and so rightly deserved. I went to a mainstream school all the way from playschool to the end of sixth form and college, until now at university. I only ever achieved good grades in college, but because it was a vocational subject, things were practical and I didn't need much group sessions to better my interpersonal skills in.

    I am being reassured that businesses in the next 5 years (which is when I expect to be employed) would require a certain level of social interaction, i've chosen my subject area of computer science because I would require little customer interaction but will need to keep in contact with a group as that is what i'd expect happens in an office environment.

    Wasn't sure who you are addressing in the part I have bolded.  If it is myself, is it in relation to this part of the quote I posted? "very high functioning verbally and intellectually"

    Being high functioning intellectually doesn't mean you have to be Einstein, it just means that you don't have a learning disability/intellectual impairment (which usually equates to an IQ below 70).

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  • nmr1991 said:
    I got HFA but contrary to what your notes say, I didn't get good grades, i was well-behaved, got a certificate for conduct of my year group, which was all well and good but I didn't achieve the grades that I wanted and so rightly deserved. I went to a mainstream school all the way from playschool to the end of sixth form and college, until now at university. I only ever achieved good grades in college, but because it was a vocational subject, things were practical and I didn't need much group sessions to better my interpersonal skills in.

    I am being reassured that businesses in the next 5 years (which is when I expect to be employed) would require a certain level of social interaction, i've chosen my subject area of computer science because I would require little customer interaction but will need to keep in contact with a group as that is what i'd expect happens in an office environment.

    Wasn't sure who you are addressing in the part I have bolded.  If it is myself, is it in relation to this part of the quote I posted? "very high functioning verbally and intellectually"

    Being high functioning intellectually doesn't mean you have to be Einstein, it just means that you don't have a learning disability/intellectual impairment (which usually equates to an IQ below 70).

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