Autism I. I read several books about autism and all of them sounded like me until I got to the present book, which is the oldest one so far, and the descriptions of the kids in this book, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, by Steve Silberman, don’t sound like me as a child or as an infant, at all. The descriptions of teenage prodromal and adult sz sound like me though.
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Well, I talked to my doctor who diagnosed me and she assured me that she believes in her diagnosis. Then, I realized that I had been reading a section of this book where they talk about one of the discoverers of this disorder describing it in detail in the 1940’s. It’s description has evolved since then.
Mine was not because i was fine in childhood making friends etc. And it was around schizophrenia diagnosis that symptoms were related to tism in late teens. Atleast you know yourself now, nothing wrong with it.
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Oh wow I am reading this book too… right now in fact. I borrowed it. So far it’s interesting but it protrays autistics as genius’ which I am not at all… but remember we don’t have to have all the symptoms and no two autistics are the same.
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Yeah older books are basically useless with evolved scientific understanding
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So, are you autistic @Supermanslice?
@Ish I’m not a genius either. Faaaaar from it. But I am enjoying this book nonetheless. I bought it used. I like to own my books. Happy reading!!
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Nope not neurodivergent
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Did you have friends as a child @Ish? @Moon? I always had my little friends as a child. And I always could play “pretend” as I had an active imagination. These are what make me doubt the autism diagnosis. After the age of 15, I became an extreme loner and bulimic with zero friends. In adulthood, up to age 65, I had no more than two friends in all that time.
I understand that it is a controversial topic as to whether autism is innate or whether it can develop.
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I had one friend in primary school and later a few acquaintances.. I always felt different and couldn’t form bonds like others … And I also struggled with touched can you imagine I’ve never hugged my own mother.
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I know a woman who’s autistic and she also has adhd. The thing is, she’s supersmart and is currently going through med- school. Her father is a mathematician and her mother I don’t know…
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Yeah i had friends and played pretend as well
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I’ve never been diagnosed with autism but every online screening suggests I have it.
I played with other kids but never kept the same friends for long.
I struggle to this day with social interactions
I don’t show emotion well at all
I’m not sure what all says I’m leaning towards autism, I just know I’m different
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