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What information do professionals have?

longman
over 11 years ago

This might be one for the Moderators to look into, but I wonder if others have insight on this.

I've had several conversations recently with professionals dealing with adults on the spectrum who've just spouted the triad of impairments, or who've said its all in the triad of impairments.

With all the literature on theories about autism and various interpretations, and approaches to treatment, I could quite understand professionals looking for the easiest synthesis to hand.  But what is to hand? Is it just too easy to read up on the triad and related summaries? Or is there nothing else to hand for professionals to use.

The Triad of Impairments, as far as I can see, is of no more value than for diagnosing children. It has little relevance to the everyday lives and experiences of adults, and is hardly appropriate to helping professionals understand adult needs.

It doesn't explain a lot of issues facing adults.

But just what are the main texts used by professionals? And how useful are these texts for supporting adults?

Parents
  • over 11 years ago

    Thanks Anil A - Mod for these insights.

    I will follow up on DISCO, if it is different from what I've read so far, but please could NAS take up the two key things I've highlighted in my previous repetive rantings....sorry - a nod to a point made by IntenseWorld - I mean postings of course:

    1. Do professionals understand about eye contact changes in adults?

    2. Do professionals take account of sensory processing (or Digby Tantam's bandwidth theories), and sensory overload as having a considerable contribution to what the triad of impairments describes?

    With regard to (2) the sensory aspect of social communication is probably causal - having difficulties processing information prevents normal learning and adjustment. I don't think enough has been done on this.

    With regard to the NAS initiative "Ask Autism" what cross-section of adults on the spectrum have been consulted. One of my fears is that those who are abler, while less impacted by autism, are possibly able to explain and analyse better, but are often left out because their As isn't considered relevant.

    I'll try to follow up on this.

    Thanks again for listening and responding.

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  • over 11 years ago

    Thanks Anil A - Mod for these insights.

    I will follow up on DISCO, if it is different from what I've read so far, but please could NAS take up the two key things I've highlighted in my previous repetive rantings....sorry - a nod to a point made by IntenseWorld - I mean postings of course:

    1. Do professionals understand about eye contact changes in adults?

    2. Do professionals take account of sensory processing (or Digby Tantam's bandwidth theories), and sensory overload as having a considerable contribution to what the triad of impairments describes?

    With regard to (2) the sensory aspect of social communication is probably causal - having difficulties processing information prevents normal learning and adjustment. I don't think enough has been done on this.

    With regard to the NAS initiative "Ask Autism" what cross-section of adults on the spectrum have been consulted. One of my fears is that those who are abler, while less impacted by autism, are possibly able to explain and analyse better, but are often left out because their As isn't considered relevant.

    I'll try to follow up on this.

    Thanks again for listening and responding.

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