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What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

8 points by kristianp

by kristianp

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The title of the article is total clickbait, it's actually about some studies that have identified clusters of symptoms or genomic attributes.
Non paywalled link: https://archive.is/vrBRi

by labrador

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I think "neurotypical" and "neurodivergent" suffice. I've been diagnosed and am under treatment for bipolar type II but it doesn't fit exactly. I feel I am somewhere between (or a mixture) of autism and bipolar. My psychiatrist says it doesn't matter at my age (68) what we call it.
I like the term neurodivergent because it's not stigmatized. I like the way I think and wouldn't change it. I have special abilities that make me a good computer programmer. I can tell people I am neurodivergent and not feel any embarassment or feel any stigma that comes from telling people I am bipolar.

by bell-cot

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Meh. "Spectrum" is either:
A very short way of emphasizing that not all autistic people are the same. Any more than all non-autistic people are the same, or all color-blind people are the same, or all German-Americans are the same, or all grandfathers are the same, or whatever. No matter how addicted most people seem to be to idiotically simplistic stereotypes.
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When looking at a particular situation, from a particular PoV - a way to state that there may be a considerable and kinda one-dimensional-ish range in how well various autistic people seem to handle it.