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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 have obsessions with collecting but they tend to pass. So I want all tracks of an album and then all albums of an artist. But I never listen to them, and may not even like the artist just the one song. Is that a form of OCD? I remember spending a load of money to make sure my Terry Pratchett were all hardback with the same style of jacket

    I find I have problems with bright light and if I can't see properly my hearing gets worse

    But it is a vast spectrum and being here makes me realise how different everyone is. I think trying to attribute the same traits to all on the spectrum isn't possible. I also suspect a lot of people not classed as being on the spectrum do get the same traits, but maybe the difference is it is less?

    Life would be boring if we were all the same

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  • I have obsessions with collecting but they tend to pass. So I want all tracks of an album and then all albums of an artist. But I never listen to them, and may not even like the artist just the one song. Is that a form of OCD? I remember spending a load of money to make sure my Terry Pratchett were all hardback with the same style of jacket

    I find I have problems with bright light and if I can't see properly my hearing gets worse

    But it is a vast spectrum and being here makes me realise how different everyone is. I think trying to attribute the same traits to all on the spectrum isn't possible. I also suspect a lot of people not classed as being on the spectrum do get the same traits, but maybe the difference is it is less?

    Life would be boring if we were all the same

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