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recently diagnosed adult

mavu

Hi all

I'm in my fifties, male, and received my (level-1) ASD diagnosis a month ago. I was just reading the psychiatrist's letter to my GP, which prompted me to write here. The letter sounds somehow so.. pathological. I'm now trying to find those positive sides of autism, which I was reading about somewhere.

thanks

Wil

Parents

  • This is the problem with diagnosis - it has to focus on "deficits"

    To balance this, here are some positive attributes of autistic people:

    1. Attention to detail

    2. Hyper focus

    3. Observation skills

    4. Absorption and retention of facts

    5. Visual skills

    6. Expertise - high level knowledge and skills in defined areas

    7. Methodical approach

    8. Novel approach & good problem solving skills

    9. Creativity and imagination

    10. Tenacity and resilience

    11. Non judgemental and accepting of others

    12. Integrity - honesty, loyalty and commitment

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  • This is the problem with diagnosis - it has to focus on "deficits"

    To balance this, here are some positive attributes of autistic people:

    1. Attention to detail

    2. Hyper focus

    3. Observation skills

    4. Absorption and retention of facts

    5. Visual skills

    6. Expertise - high level knowledge and skills in defined areas

    7. Methodical approach

    8. Novel approach & good problem solving skills

    9. Creativity and imagination

    10. Tenacity and resilience

    11. Non judgemental and accepting of others

    12. Integrity - honesty, loyalty and commitment

Children