Published on 12, July, 2020
DSM-5 says that to meet the diagnostic criteria for ASD there must be persistent deficits in all three of the areas below.
So why is it some of us are completely alone and isolated while others seem to have friends, partners and active social lives?
How do people who meet the above criteria achieve this?
The obvious answer is that some Autists are better at learning the skills that they need in the world than other Autists are.Some can probably face being around others more often. The more you can be around others, the more you will learn. But it's exceedingly painful to be around others all the time. So many on the spectrum will become heavily socially withdrawn or take their own life.