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The things NT believe about us

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I feel like banging my head against a brick wall.

Over the weekend, I have discovered that NTs believe the following things about us:

- we can't get married and form serious relationships. Those who do, were wrongly diagnosed

- we're all good at maths. Apparently, if someone has a maths degree, that automatically means they're on the spectrum. I can think of at least one NT with a degree in maths and computing science. (to my knowledge he's NT and he doesn't seem like an Aspie in anyway)

Anyone know where these bizzare myths come from? I was told I have no idea what I was talking about when I said we could have meaningful relationships. When I asked for their evidence, they couldn't provide any.

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  • Oh that word "spectrum" again. It suits lazy scientists, but is it really?

    It isn't a constant curve from marked to mild (log or linear). It doesn't really merge into the general population - surely not - as that's what leads to all the wisecracks about symptoms being nothing unusual.

    I keep arguing that there must be baseline characteristics common to all, of which poor eye contact leads to social interaction difficulties and sensory overload causes many difficulties.

    It may then be that over and above the baseline chacteristics there are more variable parameters, but the variation is itself variable between characteristics.

    The "spectrum" concept is what leads the medical profession to underestimate the impact autism has on individuals at the less conspicuously disabled levels.

    Comment by my former GP when I asked if he had received a copy of my diagnosis: "Is that a new kind of vegetable" ....................funny...except it came from the same GP who, when I asked for a diagnosis referred me to a psychiatrist, saying in the referral letter, which I was shown at my assessment, "as aspergers only affects children the patient must be delusional".

    The facts remain, until the medical profession is persuade to address autism to the highest professional standards, we will continue to witness the shoddiest and most offensive and inconsiderate of behaviours. I wish I could make my feeling plain to the BMC -hypocratic oath - doesn't apply to autism.

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  • Oh that word "spectrum" again. It suits lazy scientists, but is it really?

    It isn't a constant curve from marked to mild (log or linear). It doesn't really merge into the general population - surely not - as that's what leads to all the wisecracks about symptoms being nothing unusual.

    I keep arguing that there must be baseline characteristics common to all, of which poor eye contact leads to social interaction difficulties and sensory overload causes many difficulties.

    It may then be that over and above the baseline chacteristics there are more variable parameters, but the variation is itself variable between characteristics.

    The "spectrum" concept is what leads the medical profession to underestimate the impact autism has on individuals at the less conspicuously disabled levels.

    Comment by my former GP when I asked if he had received a copy of my diagnosis: "Is that a new kind of vegetable" ....................funny...except it came from the same GP who, when I asked for a diagnosis referred me to a psychiatrist, saying in the referral letter, which I was shown at my assessment, "as aspergers only affects children the patient must be delusional".

    The facts remain, until the medical profession is persuade to address autism to the highest professional standards, we will continue to witness the shoddiest and most offensive and inconsiderate of behaviours. I wish I could make my feeling plain to the BMC -hypocratic oath - doesn't apply to autism.

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