Everyone is not on the spectrum. You either have full-blown autism or you are not autistic. The 'spectrum' refers to the wide variation in the type and severity of dis-regulation of the nervous system that autists experience. If you have autism, then your thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, cingulate, and hippocampus are FUBAR. Your entire limbic system is fucked. Neurotypical people aren't on the spectrum because there is nothing wrong with their limbic system.
There are five diagnostic criteria, and all five have to be met to have autism:
Have social deficits across multiple contexts.
Have repetitive behavior and at least one other issue in category B
Be born with Autism
Be impaired relative to your peers.
the autism has to be attributed to actual physiological differences of the brain and not retardation or faggotry (comorbidity is allowed--you can be a retarded faggot with autism).
As per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of American Psychiatric Association:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. For either criterion, severity is described in 3 levels:
Level 3—Requires very substantial support
Level 2—Requires substantial support
Level 1—Requires support
The diagnostic criteria is:
A) Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions
Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication
Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
☑️ Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypes, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases).
☑️ Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day).
☑️ Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g., strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).
☑️ Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement).
C. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life).
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.
E. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) or global developmental delay. Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder frequently co-occur; to make comorbid diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, social communication should be below that expected for general developmental level.
You said "You either have full-blown autism or you are not autistic"
Then inform "As per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of American Psychiatric Association:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. For either criterion, severity is described in 3 levels:
Level 3—Requires very substantial support Level 2—Requires substantial support Level 1—Requires support"
That is not an all or nothing statement.
Anyway.... thanks for the info and I'm not about to slide a thread, nor is this a hill I'm even remotely willing to die on.
My bad , I tend to conflate autistic & autism. But things change in this area of practice frequently. JFK's sister had a lobotomy and more recently Gender dysphoria and homosexuality were both Mental disorders. But I do like your refined THEORY. Matter of fact some still recommend the Jab. You?
It is possible (for higher functioning autists) to retrain their brain to compensate for some of the missing bits if they work at it, at least to ameliorate some of the effects.
Think of it like a blind person's brain devoting more brain power to the hearing function etc.
Everyone is on the Autism Spectrum
Me.
Us
And after all we're ordinary men
ALL fall short
Everyone is not on the spectrum. You either have full-blown autism or you are not autistic. The 'spectrum' refers to the wide variation in the type and severity of dis-regulation of the nervous system that autists experience. If you have autism, then your thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, cingulate, and hippocampus are FUBAR. Your entire limbic system is fucked. Neurotypical people aren't on the spectrum because there is nothing wrong with their limbic system.
There are five diagnostic criteria, and all five have to be met to have autism:
Have social deficits across multiple contexts.
Have repetitive behavior and at least one other issue in category B
Be born with Autism
Be impaired relative to your peers.
the autism has to be attributed to actual physiological differences of the brain and not retardation or faggotry (comorbidity is allowed--you can be a retarded faggot with autism).
👏👏👏👏 on the knowledge found in this post.
False
You are faggot
As per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of American Psychiatric Association:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. For either criterion, severity is described in 3 levels:
Level 3—Requires very substantial support Level 2—Requires substantial support Level 1—Requires support
The diagnostic criteria is:
A) Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions
Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction, ranging, for example, from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication; to abnormalities in eye contact and body language or deficits in understanding and use of gestures; to a total lack of facial expressions and nonverbal communication
Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, ranging, for example, from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts; to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends; to absence of interest in peers
B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):
☑️ Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech (e.g., simple motor stereotypes, lining up toys or flipping objects, echolalia, idiosyncratic phrases).
☑️ Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior (e.g., extreme distress at small changes, difficulties with transitions, rigid thinking patterns, greeting rituals, need to take same route or eat same food every day).
☑️ Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (e.g., strong attachment to or preoccupation with unusual objects, excessively circumscribed or perseverative interests).
☑️ Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment (e.g., apparent indifference to pain/temperature, adverse response to specific sounds or textures, excessive smelling or touching of objects, visual fascination with lights or movement).
C. Symptoms must be present in the early developmental period (but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life).
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.
E. These disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) or global developmental delay. Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder frequently co-occur; to make comorbid diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, social communication should be below that expected for general developmental level.
Informative. I appreciate your tenacity.
You said "You either have full-blown autism or you are not autistic"
Then inform "As per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of American Psychiatric Association:
Severity is based on social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. For either criterion, severity is described in 3 levels:
Level 3—Requires very substantial support Level 2—Requires substantial support Level 1—Requires support"
That is not an all or nothing statement.
Anyway.... thanks for the info and I'm not about to slide a thread, nor is this a hill I'm even remotely willing to die on.
My bad , I tend to conflate autistic & autism. But things change in this area of practice frequently. JFK's sister had a lobotomy and more recently Gender dysphoria and homosexuality were both Mental disorders. But I do like your refined THEORY. Matter of fact some still recommend the Jab. You?
It is possible (for higher functioning autists) to retrain their brain to compensate for some of the missing bits if they work at it, at least to ameliorate some of the effects.
Think of it like a blind person's brain devoting more brain power to the hearing function etc.
Still, it's rare so probably not that relevant.