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Are we really the minority we're told we are?

TheCatWoman

Neuro diversity is such a huge thing and few people seem to understand it, but more and more symptoms are being recognised all the time and neuro-typical people seem to be finding it hard that we don't seem to be the minority they thought we were, we're mainsteam, but special, or we're treated as special, more special than them anyway, when we're not being kicked and punished for being different, although what that different actually is seems fairly indefinable.

Is it possible that we could be moving towards a post ND world?, Not yet obviously, to many of us are still struggling for recognition and diagnosis and te help that can come with it. But as the number of us grows, should it be less us and them and more of an idea of we're all a bit different and thats OK? 

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  • I'm not sure we are such a minority as is thought. If I hadn't happened to watch a documentary featuring an autistic woman I might never have guessed I was on the spectrum, and there must be other adults like me who haven't thought about it. Even with kids it can be masked. Until we get widespread testing we won't know. I wonder if the Sally & Anne test could be introduced as part of base line testing when children start school, or maybe the AQ50 test could be given to teens at secondary/high school?

  • in reply to Lotus

    Children start school so early these days do you think a 3-4 year old would understand the test? At that age they've not developed abstract thinking, would that skew the test? Otherwise I think it's a good idea, even if it wasn't done when they first start school, mabe it could be done a bit later, when they're about 7 maybe?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I believe Simon Baron-Cohen at al did the test on 5 year olds and another source claims that most children aged 4-6 who are not autistic can answer correctly, however it could of course be delayed until 7, as it has been reported that older children who are autistic usually still give an incorrect answer.

    I doubt that either the Sally - Anne test or the AQ50 for teens would be implemented though, as I expect the government would fear what they call "over diagnosis" and many parents would then want a full professional diagnosis to get their child support in education, which would be costly.

  • in reply to Lotus

    That makes more sense Lotus, but I have seen teachers combine all 3 or 4 learning styles in their lessons and I've been on the recieving end of it a few times, hense my confusion.

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