Autism is classed as a learning disability. So many believe that if taught in the right way at school or reading books, then with support an autistic person can gain social skills. But that's a very narrow view of autism. Where you're just acknowledging the learning disability aspect.
It could be argued that to retain knowledge a person needs to constantly perform the skill. Many of us have had a lifetime of exposure to people, where we've had to learn to mimic social skills. I personally know it can be done. But is it humane to force it. Even when the cost to the persons own sanity is far too high, and unrealistic even in the short term. Government no longer allow circuses to use performing monkeys, but they have no problem forcing those with autism to be the performing monkeys.
Those with autism may need to deliberately avoid socialising, as it causes severe anxiety & sensory overload. There's no doubt that many even in infancy would've had the foresight themselves to try coping skills such as using music or other distractions. But those things don't work for everyone. With some people even music itself causes further distress.
Autism is classed as a learning disability. So many believe that if taught in the right way at school or reading books, then with support an autistic person can gain social skills. But that's a very narrow view of autism. Where you're just acknowledging the learning disability aspect.
It could be argued that to retain knowledge a person needs to constantly perform the skill. Many of us have had a lifetime of exposure to people, where we've had to learn to mimic social skills. I personally know it can be done. But is it humane to force it. Even when the cost to the persons own sanity is far too high, and unrealistic even in the short term. Government no longer allow circuses to use performing monkeys, but they have no problem forcing those with autism to be the performing monkeys.
Those with autism may need to deliberately avoid socialising, as it causes severe anxiety & sensory overload. There's no doubt that many even in infancy would've had the foresight themselves to try coping skills such as using music or other distractions. But those things don't work for everyone. With some people even music itself causes further distress.
