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Two Programmes on Autism Did anyone else watch them?

David

I watched yesterday THE AUTISTIC ME.  It was hard to follow as it was about three Autistic young men on the Autistic spectrum basically in the transition to Adulthood.  They cannot do what other young people do.  I do not understand why children under sixteen should not watch it.  Surely it is good for children to know about what life can be like for some Adults.  I knew as I visited my Cousin in a Mental Hospital as a small boy.

I watched another programme on Monday about Autism.   It said that everyone has Autistic traits but Autistic people have more Autistic traits then the general population.  One gets diagnosed if one finds life hard to cope with being Autistic not on how many traits so the programme said.

Secondly it describeld a case about a young man called Blair in the 1700S brought by his brother to anul a marrage.  The case was in Edinburough and the young man was probably Autistic as he repeated the questions the Clerk of the Court Asked.

Not sure where this discussion should go.  It should go under new Info about Autism but there is no section about it .  The programmes were educational and the second programme was about young people so I decided to put it under Education this discussion.

I would like replies especially from anyone else who watched Programmes on Autism this week.

  David.

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  • Former Member
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    Hi MO4B,

    I also have a strong family history going back to my great grandfather. The traits are obvious in my father's siblings but none have ever been diagnosed although a couple of them might have benefited from that. The other obvious issue is that the home environment that is created when one of the parents is on the spectrum has considerable influence on the children's upbringing. Do you think that your own upbringing could have been better if your parents knew that this problem existed? Do you think that you are on the spectrum too don't need a diagnosis because you can manage OK?

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    Hi MO4B,

    I also have a strong family history going back to my great grandfather. The traits are obvious in my father's siblings but none have ever been diagnosed although a couple of them might have benefited from that. The other obvious issue is that the home environment that is created when one of the parents is on the spectrum has considerable influence on the children's upbringing. Do you think that your own upbringing could have been better if your parents knew that this problem existed? Do you think that you are on the spectrum too don't need a diagnosis because you can manage OK?

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