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Autism is not a learning difficulty

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Why are autistic people still portrayed on websites as having learning difficulties etc? it is demeaning and is continuing the link between  learning difficulties and Autism. I am aware that some Autistic People have learning difficulties but, you know what, so do some non-autistic people. I am trying to help my bright and highly intelligent daughter who happens to be autistic but who will not have anything to do with organisations that think she has LDs. I even found one website that said that autistic people have communication incapacities. As I said I know some do but to perpetuate the myth that we are all Rain Man is grossly offensive. 

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  • .... Or an illness. 

    On a placard today by a foundation that supports autism, there was the caption 'Can it be cured?' 

    Well, if it's about someone who is clearly distressed, and krrps banging their heads, that could be a reason for stating this..... 

    And then someone discussing an exhibition I was told 'the artist is ill, you know.

    ' They' re autistic'

    I see........... 

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  • .... Or an illness. 

    On a placard today by a foundation that supports autism, there was the caption 'Can it be cured?' 

    Well, if it's about someone who is clearly distressed, and krrps banging their heads, that could be a reason for stating this..... 

    And then someone discussing an exhibition I was told 'the artist is ill, you know.

    ' They' re autistic'

    I see........... 

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