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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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  • Former Member
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    David said:

    I do not know where the best place to put it and I am not sure how to start a new discussion.

    If you want to start a new discussion thread then you have to start to the top level discussion page

    community.autism.org.uk/discussions

    then follow a link to a forum area like General Chat

    community.autism.org.uk/.../general-chat

    and then click the "Start new discussion" link

    I hope this helps. The website is a bit difficult to navigate sometimes!

    Also, the submit button can be very slow to respond so be patient and try not to click it twice as you will end up with duplicate posts.

    Smile

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    David said:

    I do not know where the best place to put it and I am not sure how to start a new discussion.

    If you want to start a new discussion thread then you have to start to the top level discussion page

    community.autism.org.uk/discussions

    then follow a link to a forum area like General Chat

    community.autism.org.uk/.../general-chat

    and then click the "Start new discussion" link

    I hope this helps. The website is a bit difficult to navigate sometimes!

    Also, the submit button can be very slow to respond so be patient and try not to click it twice as you will end up with duplicate posts.

    Smile

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