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We're all on the Spectrum

TheCatWoman

It seems logical that if theres a spectrum, then as well as being somewhere in the middle you can be at either ends too, we probably know more about people at the extreme end of ND, but what of NT? 

I was thinking about the HoL reports on autism and the need to hear from ND people, but what if the people compliling the report are at the extreme end of NT? How would this effect the outcome of the report and the support it will suggest offer?

Is being very NT a problem in wider society and how does it manifest?

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  • Most non autistic men score an average of 17 and non autistic women an average of 15 on the AQ50 test. As most of you will know, autistic people usually score at least 32 on this test.

    https://embrace-autism.com/autism-spectrum-quotient/

    So if the average for non autistic people is around 16, there will of course be some who score lower - the "extreme" end of NT as you call it.

    There is a likelihood that the majority in the HOL are NT, and that is why there is a need to hear from ND people, to give their perspective. Perhaps everyone involved in the reporting should be tested with the AQ50?

  • in reply to Lotus

    I have tried to find out via the internet if any record is available regarding the committee membership w/r/to autism with no success. 

    During the run up to the budget I heard a multi-millionaire explain how wrong it would be to tax the rich more...

    Without direct representation where are we I wonder...?

    There is at least one openly autistic MP Politics Home | "All Peopled Out": Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster  and reference in the article to a few being "neuro-spicy" ...  

    Tricky as I can only imagine politics being absolutely full of social communication games that would leave me absolutely disadvantaged.

    Oh and the fact that I would say something when really stressed that makes me out to be a complete weirdo...

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  • in reply to Lotus

    I have tried to find out via the internet if any record is available regarding the committee membership w/r/to autism with no success. 

    During the run up to the budget I heard a multi-millionaire explain how wrong it would be to tax the rich more...

    Without direct representation where are we I wonder...?

    There is at least one openly autistic MP Politics Home | "All Peopled Out": Labour MP Cat Eccles On Being Autistic In Westminster  and reference in the article to a few being "neuro-spicy" ...  

    Tricky as I can only imagine politics being absolutely full of social communication games that would leave me absolutely disadvantaged.

    Oh and the fact that I would say something when really stressed that makes me out to be a complete weirdo...

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