Everyone Is On The Autistic Spectrum ~ To Differing Extents And Degrees.

Daily mail again seeing a bit of research coming to a conclusion.

Just because someone reads reads the daily mail everyday, a compulsive habit for some, doesn't put them on the autistic spectrum. Just because someone can't read newsprint at 10 feet does not put them on the blind spectrum.

One or two difficulties at times here and there does not an autistic make, someone autistic has real profound difficulties in different areas. While people keep thinking 'everyone is on the autistic spectrum ' people won't understand about autism.

We have a long way to go.

I don't know. That is the view of someone I have been in a relationship for a while, but then he knew it really upset me when the subject came up in the 90's. It is only a problem when all of these things are enough of an issue to make it difficult to deal with life. I haven't yet looked at what the Daily Heil, as one net buddy elsewhere has christened it, yet.

I don't think I am disabled now. There are situations I do find difficult and I am ashamed of how I deal with it - or don't. These could be significantly long flight delays with no information about when this will be resolved. Most recently the metro was not working and as this was the rush hour home, everyone was piling onto all the buses and trains. The taxis were extortionate, I was chilled to the bone and hungry and knew there would be no time to eat before my next student. When I saw what the bus was like I had a meltdown - I can't crowds. On the next bus, little better, a bad-tempered older woman had a go at me and told me to calm down as other people were having to deal with it too. I told her thanx a bunch.

I loathe office politics and finding things to chat about and anyway this is not my home country. The attitude of many people is to assume I can't speak the language beyond beginner level, but that may well be injured ego, as I was supposed to be linguistically gifted once speech delays just after toddlerhood got resolved.

But overall, no I could not honestly class myself as disabled. I could not have borne it if I had really thought I was truly unemployable due to my childhood illness, and feel much happier now I know that is not the case. I grew up with all this horrible doubt and lack of faith, which in many ways was worse than whatever afflicted me as a child itself.  I have had health problems in the last few years due to allergies with house mites and ragweed. So now there is constant inflammation and sometimes asthma, but then anybody maybe could get that.

I don't know. That is the view of someone I have been in a relationship for a while, but then he knew it really upset me when the subject came up in the 90's. It is only a problem when all of these things are enough of an issue to make it difficult to deal with life. I haven't yet looked at what the Daily Heil, as one net buddy elsewhere has christened it, yet.

I don't think I am disabled now. There are situations I do find difficult and I am ashamed of how I deal with it - or don't. These could be significantly long flight delays with no information about when this will be resolved. Most recently the metro was not working and as this was the rush hour home, everyone was piling onto all the buses and trains. The taxis were extortionate, I was chilled to the bone and hungry and knew there would be no time to eat before my next student. When I saw what the bus was like I had a meltdown - I can't crowds. On the next bus, little better, a bad-tempered older woman had a go at me and told me to calm down as other people were having to deal with it too. I told her thanx a bunch.

I loathe office politics and finding things to chat about and anyway this is not my home country. The attitude of many people is to assume I can't speak the language beyond beginner level, but that may well be injured ego, as I was supposed to be linguistically gifted once speech delays just after toddlerhood got resolved.

But overall, no I could not honestly class myself as disabled. I could not have borne it if I had really thought I was truly unemployable due to my childhood illness, and feel much happier now I know that is not the case. I grew up with all this horrible doubt and lack of faith, which in many ways was worse than whatever afflicted me as a child itself.  I have had health problems in the last few years due to allergies with house mites and ragweed. So now there is constant inflammation and sometimes asthma, but then anybody maybe could get that.