My sympathy and respect for your situation, and your son’s.
Right?, it’s not at all the same thing. Non-verbal and academically good with bad socialization are totally different in needs. There is a line through both conditions, and it could be useful in helping both, but making it seem like it’s just a smeared out spectrum from bad to good does no-one any favors.
Agreed. I feel like if we separate them doctors and scientists could study causes and care more effectively. What you need is totally different from my son, why are they combined? Yes the common cold, the flu and TB all result in coughing but don’t have the same treatment. They seem more related then “autism”.
The difficulty of diagnosing autism shows this. If you get strep throat, take a test and it’s either positive or negative. No one can say “yeah, it says I don’t have strep throat but…”
My sympathy and respect for your situation, and your son’s.
Right?, it’s not at all the same thing. Non-verbal and academically good with bad socialization are totally different in needs. There is a line through both conditions, and it could be useful in helping both, but making it seem like it’s just a smeared out spectrum from bad to good does no-one any favors.
Agreed. I feel like if we separate them doctors and scientists could study causes and care more effectively. What you need is totally different from my son, why are they combined? Yes the common cold, the flu and TB all result in coughing but don’t have the same treatment. They seem more related then “autism”.
The difficulty of diagnosing autism shows this. If you get strep throat, take a test and it’s either positive or negative. No one can say “yeah, it says I don’t have strep throat but…”
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