A mental health condition typically characterized by impaired social skills, obsessive interests, repetitive behaviors, and stimming. The spectrum is famously gigantic, and each individual with autism is different. Most people with this condition aren’t savants although some are. Some people with this condition “pass” as not having it as there’s symptom overlap between autistic people non-autistic people.
Hans Asperger was the first psychologist to have observed autism. He thought of it as a neurological difference to be respected. Leo Kanner took credit for his work and introduced a harsher view of autism.
This culminated in autism being thought of as childhood “psychosis” that resulted from bad parenting. Many people believe that autism rates have been increasing when, in fact, autism diagnosis has only been increasing because of the changing medical model.
This culminated in autism being thought of as childhood “psychosis” that resulted from bad parenting. Many people believe that autism rates have been increasing when, in fact, autism diagnosis has only been increasing because of the changing medical model.
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Get the autismist mug.A person who is known to have autism. Characterized by repetative movements such as hand flapping, rocking, or banging of the head. Some autistic people have speech delays, trouble concentrating and difficulties with the emotional ques of other people. Some autistics have above average intelligence with minimal issues as stated above.
To be autistic is a challenge for not just the person with autism but the entire family envolved. It is highly misunderstood and has no cure.
To be autistic is a challenge for not just the person with autism but the entire family envolved. It is highly misunderstood and has no cure.
Mother of a child with autism.
I encourage others to please read up on autism and make yourself aware of the signs. Early intervention will have the biggest impact on an autistics life.
I encourage others to please read up on autism and make yourself aware of the signs. Early intervention will have the biggest impact on an autistics life.
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Get the autistic mug.A person that claims they are always correct even when they are wrong and will continue to claim they are correct even after being proved wrong with hard evidence. Normally a sign of some forms of Autism hence the word used.
Steve: "Dave's so autismistic. He's always claiming that Jack Black is Hugh Jackman's son and that he was forcefully made to change his name because the embarrassment caused by him being in 'The Muppets' film."
Bob: "What kind of bullshit fact is that. It doesn't make any sense at all, did you show him their birth-dates and how that would be impossible?"
Steve: "Yes but he claims that a time machine was used for it to be possible and I was stupid and incorrect for not thinking of that."
Bob: "What an autismistic thing to claim."
Bob: "What kind of bullshit fact is that. It doesn't make any sense at all, did you show him their birth-dates and how that would be impossible?"
Steve: "Yes but he claims that a time machine was used for it to be possible and I was stupid and incorrect for not thinking of that."
Bob: "What an autismistic thing to claim."
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