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Autism (high functioning) root cause?

Stuart333

I have been considering this a lot to understand myself. Sorry about 'high functioning' terminology but I wanted to differentiate and I can't talk about anything I don't have experience of.

I have come to the conclusion that high functioning ASD is fundamentally an overly sensitive nervous system, which causes mode changes in the brain and inhibits social development, because people are unpredictable and a threat?

The sensitivity to over active nervous states drives confusion and mal-adapted coping mechanisms.

Parents

  • I’m not certain I would agree with that as I grew up in a nice family with a close circle, we had a lot of predictability and routine. Also the children in my family with ASD have definitely been born into a loving and supportive environment so I would contest that and say in the future they will be considered high functioning and will need minimal support due to the amount of support and understanding they have received. It sounds like you are suggesting ASD would be a mental health condition  as opposed to a disability 

  • in reply to InterTrails

    But what happens when you meet people outside the close family and routine? Less regulation, anxiety from previous encounters, etc.

    I am suggesting it is a overly sensitive nervous system. Levels of sensitivity can vary. It is not something you control. It does preclude it being a disability.

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  • in reply to InterTrails

    But what happens when you meet people outside the close family and routine? Less regulation, anxiety from previous encounters, etc.

    I am suggesting it is a overly sensitive nervous system. Levels of sensitivity can vary. It is not something you control. It does preclude it being a disability.

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  • in reply to Stuart333

    Not really, I had a lot of friends at school, college , university and the work place in fact I’ve always been quite popular and normally I’m the person to shut people out for a while because I need my own time and space and get exhausted but I know they are my friends still. Any anxiety I have has been specifically related to bullying and harassment in recent years, battles I have fought and won…. I’m actually a fairly relaxed person and am very good at tackling situations which may arise. I’ve only been in 1 situation which caused me extreme anxiety of which I am still recovering from. I used to travel for work to different cities and that changed on a weekly basis - I ran my own business which was successful and made a good income, I knew my self and my core skills and took everything in my own pace