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Defining what is AS and what isn't

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A widely reported problem on here is the common reaction to someone explaining their autism is "oh i get that too".....etc.

I think because people on the spectrum are relatively isolated, there's little opportunity to chat experiences and get feedback. So people on the spectrum don't know what problems are fairly common in the NT world, and may not be autism specific.

I've just posted on the question of hearing sensitivity/filtering sound on another thread. I've found that the problems I've had are reported by others not on the spectrum, including people with dyslexia.

I wondered if others had found that some things they associate with autism are more widely present in the general population (but not just a matter of degree as with spectrum - tailing off into the general population - but similar levels of difficulty experienced by people not having autism which is otherwise assumed to be an autism characteristic).

If that makes sense.......

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  • I think I get what you mean.  I've done it myself (I'm not on the spectrum) I think.

    I have a friend though, she's NT but has serious physical and mental health problems.  A few years ago, she had a stroke.  She was only in her mid forties.  She experienced some after effects for a long time.  After not seeing her for a few months, she told me about a probable new diagnosis of early onset dementia - initially diagnosed by a nurse who'd had a bit of training and had asked her a few questions.  My friend is socially isolated so doesn't get the general chit chat with other women often but we started talking about what she was experiencing and I was able to tell her that its not unsual for anyone with a busy demanding family life for to walk into a room, forgetting what she'd gone there for and other little senarios that she'd had of short term memory loss.  Her isolation is probably on a par to those who struggle on the spectrum as is her anxiety so I think you are right, without that social chit chat, you are likely to think that every little thing you experience is connected.

    Hope I understood what you were asking?

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  • I think I get what you mean.  I've done it myself (I'm not on the spectrum) I think.

    I have a friend though, she's NT but has serious physical and mental health problems.  A few years ago, she had a stroke.  She was only in her mid forties.  She experienced some after effects for a long time.  After not seeing her for a few months, she told me about a probable new diagnosis of early onset dementia - initially diagnosed by a nurse who'd had a bit of training and had asked her a few questions.  My friend is socially isolated so doesn't get the general chit chat with other women often but we started talking about what she was experiencing and I was able to tell her that its not unsual for anyone with a busy demanding family life for to walk into a room, forgetting what she'd gone there for and other little senarios that she'd had of short term memory loss.  Her isolation is probably on a par to those who struggle on the spectrum as is her anxiety so I think you are right, without that social chit chat, you are likely to think that every little thing you experience is connected.

    Hope I understood what you were asking?

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