Slytherin_Prince
January 4th, 2012, 03:02 AM
This is in reaction to the Sticky. First of all, I have no problem with it. It is very useful and contains a lot of information. I would, however, like to address several issues that come along with the subject. I was originally going to do this in a post, but it became way too big.
Anyhow.
As I were saying,
Indeed, it is good that there is a sticky about it.
Still, there are some...minor inconsistencies. Everyone is different, and this is no exception. I have a total of 3 friends with Autism, one having a rather severe case of it, and another really only having trouble with making friends. Aside from that, I'd like to add that many people are wrongfully "diagnosed" with Autism simply for being "socially inadequate". Do not disagree with the latter, for I know from personal experience that this is true. The main issue is that whether you've got a mild or a heavy version, whether you have a lot of issues or just problems with making contact and such, everyone will treat you differently. Sometimes even to the point where people completely avoid you when there's technically nothing terribly wrong, you're just not as good on the social area. Of course, I think I know of more people who are socially inadequate who -don't- have Autism. I know people who really don't show any emotion at all due to something that's happened to them or just because that's how they are, and they don't have Autism.
I'm just trying to prove here that up to this day, one's understanding of Autism is still limited, and it's still being used to put people in proverbial boxes. There are so many differences in Autism between the mild and heavy versions, but they are ALL treated equally. That, in my opinion, is retarded. (yes, use of the word intentional.)
Also, if you were wondering, I have been diagnosed with a form of Autism when I was...6, I believe, mostly because of a high IQ combined with social inadequacy that originally came from having been bullied -severely- for about a year. Apparently, that makes one mentally ill. Of course, there have been things that have happened to me in the past that made me even more socially inadequate, so I'm not saying the diagnosis is wrong. I'm just saying that, if I follow the specifics, many people have aspects of Autism but aren't diagnosed with it, whereas some still are.
Now, in my opinion, that's not fair. Think about that for a second.
Most sincerely,
Robert.
Anyhow.
As I were saying,
Indeed, it is good that there is a sticky about it.
Still, there are some...minor inconsistencies. Everyone is different, and this is no exception. I have a total of 3 friends with Autism, one having a rather severe case of it, and another really only having trouble with making friends. Aside from that, I'd like to add that many people are wrongfully "diagnosed" with Autism simply for being "socially inadequate". Do not disagree with the latter, for I know from personal experience that this is true. The main issue is that whether you've got a mild or a heavy version, whether you have a lot of issues or just problems with making contact and such, everyone will treat you differently. Sometimes even to the point where people completely avoid you when there's technically nothing terribly wrong, you're just not as good on the social area. Of course, I think I know of more people who are socially inadequate who -don't- have Autism. I know people who really don't show any emotion at all due to something that's happened to them or just because that's how they are, and they don't have Autism.
I'm just trying to prove here that up to this day, one's understanding of Autism is still limited, and it's still being used to put people in proverbial boxes. There are so many differences in Autism between the mild and heavy versions, but they are ALL treated equally. That, in my opinion, is retarded. (yes, use of the word intentional.)
Also, if you were wondering, I have been diagnosed with a form of Autism when I was...6, I believe, mostly because of a high IQ combined with social inadequacy that originally came from having been bullied -severely- for about a year. Apparently, that makes one mentally ill. Of course, there have been things that have happened to me in the past that made me even more socially inadequate, so I'm not saying the diagnosis is wrong. I'm just saying that, if I follow the specifics, many people have aspects of Autism but aren't diagnosed with it, whereas some still are.
Now, in my opinion, that's not fair. Think about that for a second.
Most sincerely,
Robert.