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What is Autism exactly?

Looby Lou

Sorry to ask a dumb question - but I am none the wiser having read about it on the site - is it an actual physical thing to do with the braiin (a lady who is supporting me and my husband mentioned the hippocampus part of the brain is not so developed in people with autism).  

Its just I am unsure whether the condition is actually real for people like myself - maybe I am just an introvert, and mnay of the things mentioned in the obok I'm reading (Apsergirls) can be applied to a lot of women.

The term "neurodiverse" is used (as opposed to "neurotypical") - but what does this mean exactly?  Is it a neurological disease?

Thanks in advance.

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    NAS15974 said:

    Damaged amygdala = Asperger or psychopathy

    Damaged hippocampus = ASD

    The injury can occur during or after development.

    i don't understand why Asperger and Psychopathy would be bracketed together. Asperger is a type of ASD so they should be related to the same area in the brain. There is no connection between Asperger and pschopathy that i am aware of. I expect there are some people who suffer from both but then people with ASD get all sorts of other conditions like flu and broken arms.

    Do you have any references to support your statements about which area of the brain is linked to each condition?

    i don't agree with your use of the words injury and damage. To me, injury suggests an accident or damage whereas i think of it that we have an under developed area of the brain. This development is compared to the normal or average person. This doesn't borher me as i know i am better than the average person at maths etc. Overall i am quite content with my unique mix of differences.

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    NAS15974 said:

    Damaged amygdala = Asperger or psychopathy

    Damaged hippocampus = ASD

    The injury can occur during or after development.

    i don't understand why Asperger and Psychopathy would be bracketed together. Asperger is a type of ASD so they should be related to the same area in the brain. There is no connection between Asperger and pschopathy that i am aware of. I expect there are some people who suffer from both but then people with ASD get all sorts of other conditions like flu and broken arms.

    Do you have any references to support your statements about which area of the brain is linked to each condition?

    i don't agree with your use of the words injury and damage. To me, injury suggests an accident or damage whereas i think of it that we have an under developed area of the brain. This development is compared to the normal or average person. This doesn't borher me as i know i am better than the average person at maths etc. Overall i am quite content with my unique mix of differences.

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