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Tony Attwood is Autistic

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I was just looking up some of Tony Attwood's material on the internet today when I stumbled upon a video on F******k announcing that Tony himself has been diagnosed with autism.

https://www.facebook.com/100063865020935/videos/955852933799256 

I don't know him personally but it doesn't really surprise me, what with his almost obsessive interest in Aspergers Syndrome, and his son Will being diagnosed. 

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  • I think it is a bit strange to go for a test when you are an expert in what is in the test. When I did my test It was blind and I never knew what was on it on purpose. I think it will be may be hard for an expert to fail. I would trust though that this persons case was genuine. 

  • in reply to RachelO

    By the time I was assessed, I too was an expert on autism. I am a biomedical researcher by trade and, once I had an indication that I might be autistic, I researched the hell out of the subject. At the assessment I was just honest about my traits and history. I imagine that Attwood was also. While I could see what the 'most autistic' answer to a question would be, I only answered what was the case for me.

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  • in reply to RachelO

    By the time I was assessed, I too was an expert on autism. I am a biomedical researcher by trade and, once I had an indication that I might be autistic, I researched the hell out of the subject. At the assessment I was just honest about my traits and history. I imagine that Attwood was also. While I could see what the 'most autistic' answer to a question would be, I only answered what was the case for me.

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