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'Passive' Autism

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Hi, my 2yrs 7months son has just been diagnosed with 'Passive' Autism. He is a very loving happy boy and also has a twin sister. Just wanted to hear from other parents on their experience of this type of Autism. Any advice/help would be very much appreciated. Thanks :-)

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  • Hi found this on the net and thought it might help.

    Dr Lorna Wing, a very well known researcher, writer and clinician in the field of autism has developed a model to help us understand these complexities. She coined the term 'Autism Spectrum Disorders' to describe a 'triad of impairment', with each component depicted along a continuum. The following diagrams may help to illustrate this concept and further explain the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and how they can vary from person to person.

    What makes understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder so hard is that an affected person may have characteristics or behaviours from any point on each continuum in the triad.

    Impairment of Social RelationshipsAloofPassiveActive but odd

    • The aloof type shows almost complete indifference to other people.
    • The passive type will respond to interactions but not initiate them.
    • The active but odd type will initiate interactions with others but in an odd, repetitive and often inappropriate way.
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  • Hi found this on the net and thought it might help.

    Dr Lorna Wing, a very well known researcher, writer and clinician in the field of autism has developed a model to help us understand these complexities. She coined the term 'Autism Spectrum Disorders' to describe a 'triad of impairment', with each component depicted along a continuum. The following diagrams may help to illustrate this concept and further explain the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and how they can vary from person to person.

    What makes understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder so hard is that an affected person may have characteristics or behaviours from any point on each continuum in the triad.

    Impairment of Social RelationshipsAloofPassiveActive but odd

    • The aloof type shows almost complete indifference to other people.
    • The passive type will respond to interactions but not initiate them.
    • The active but odd type will initiate interactions with others but in an odd, repetitive and often inappropriate way.
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