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Malrothien  2 stars
Posts: 455
Registered: 2002-8-4 16:48:25
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
I read on my baby board that there is apparently a link between pitocin and autism. Not sure how true it is as I haven't done any research myself.

 

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_sooz_  4 stars
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Registered: 2004-12-4 11:40:44
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
I know a guy who i swear has Asperger's, he has like every characteristic. But he's in his 40's now, and it just wasnt known about when he was younger.

 

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myxomatosis8  3 stars
Title: amateur zookeeper
Posts: 800
Registered: 2001-7-14 23:45:21
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
Sith_Mauler posted:
right now there is discussion in the medical/psych fields for narrowing the diagnosis definition of autism.
lots of parents are up in arms because with out the autism diagnosis, their kids wouldnt be able to receive any help from programs set up to help them.


basically it boils down to money, people dont want to increase taxes.



Some of them probably don't want to actually sit down with their own kids and help them with homework, it's easier to have an EA at school to do it for them. No, I'm not assuming most parents are like this, but you bet your butt there are plenty of lazy ones out there that push for the autism diagnosis to get "help" with them...

 

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Arc_DT  2 stars
Title: Mithan said I am smart
Posts: 363
Registered: 2002-5-28 08:25:51
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
"Autism Spectrum Disorder" is a bucket of bulls**t, and its incredibly expanding criteria is the only reason the ratio has moved from 1/210 to 1/88 in just a few years.

This does a huge disservice to people with REAL can't-speak head-banging autism to have everyone who's slightly socially inept to be lumped in together with them. REAL autism is a persistent figure, not rising, is incredibly rare, and deserves more research and care than we give it.

 

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murron2  3 stars
Title: Bloom where you are planted!
Posts: 918
Registered: 2002-1-6 08:40:46
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
I work with children that are fall within the autism spectrum.
It is the absolute truth that no two are the same.

The job that I and people like me do, involves a lot of dedication and hard work but it pales in comparison with everything that an autistic child's parents do and face each and every day!

You are completely out of touch if you think that you can 'order' a physician to diagnose your child with autism because they have a tantrum here or there at the age of two.

Tantrums are NORMAL at the age of two.

People with autism run the gamut from VERY verbal to no language and everything in between. But one thing they ALL have in common: problems with social communication.

Social language is not the same thing as correct language.

It includes body language (use of eye contact, hand gestures, body stance, etc.), pragmatic language (socially meaningful use of language), idioms, slang, and an ability to modulate tone, volume and prosody (ups and downs of the voice).

It also requires the speaker to correctly decide which type of speech is appropriate in a particular situation (polite at school, loud with friends, etc).

All of these skills presuppose an understanding of complex social expectations, coupled with an ability to self-modulate based on that understanding. People with autism generally lack those abilities.

The child that I work with most closely is extremely bright Tho I am not at liberty to discuss him, I will say that our entire school day is spent being 'mindful of correct language AND social language/cues'. I have not done my job well if I have not 'taught' him what social cues mean, what is appropriate and not appropriate.

You might say that we have all have that 'training' in one fashion or another on the road to adulthood.

This is different. This is constant. This is unrelenting.

The lessons and prompting never end and my warmest thanks and admiration go out to all their parents who handle everything so graciously.


Truly...


~Murron~

 

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murron2  3 stars
Title: Bloom where you are planted!
Posts: 918
Registered: 2002-1-6 08:40:46
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
Arc_DT posted:
"Autism Spectrum Disorder" is a bucket of bulls**t, and its incredibly expanding criteria is the only reason the ratio has moved from 1/210 to 1/88 in just a few years.

This does a huge disservice to people with REAL can't-speak head-banging autism to have everyone who's slightly socially inept to be lumped in together with them. REAL autism is a persistent figure, not rising, is incredibly rare, and deserves more research and care than we give it.



You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but there are many of us that beg to differ based on our everyday experiences.


Truly...


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Arc_DT  2 stars
Title: Mithan said I am smart
Posts: 363
Registered: 2002-5-28 08:25:51
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
murron2 posted:
You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but there are many of us that beg to differ based on our everyday experiences.



An inability to self-modulate should not be put into the same category as someone who needs restraints to keep from hurting themselves. Whatever is is that you're doing, even for the greater good, has not a damn thing to do with autism, and you insult truly autistic people by claiming otherwise.

 

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the_great_intex  4 stars
Title: This is what cool looks like
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Registered: 2002-6-27 08:18:27
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
I sometimes think I have AS

 

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Terminius_Est  3 stars
Title: Moon River
Posts: 894
Registered: 2002-2-27 06:08:05
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
Some state passed a law that allowed anybody to drop their kids off at a fire station and the state would adopt them.

The mother of an autistic kid did that. He was getting too old and she couldn't withstand his violence and she was too poor to pay for the right kind of medical care.

 

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murron2  3 stars
Title: Bloom where you are planted!
Posts: 918
Registered: 2002-1-6 08:40:46
 Date Posted: 1/1/00 12:00am Subject: Autism Awareness Day
Arc_DT posted:
murron2 posted:
You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but there are many of us that beg to differ based on our everyday experiences.



An inability to self-modulate should not be put into the same category as someone who needs restraints to keep from hurting themselves. Whatever is is that you're doing, even for the greater good, has not a damn thing to do with autism, and you insult truly autistic people by claiming otherwise.



If you want to argue and troll, you have picked the wrong person...sorry


Truly...


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