Autism Cannot Be Blamed for Everything

In the beginning, I had no idea what autism was only that it was fused with negativity and was so enigmatic. Things started to come together for me when I read “The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome” by Tony Attwood. However, it was not clear enough for me to understand the differences that Daniel had from an Aspergers diagnosis. He did not fit the criteria for Aspergers, though different doctors would disagree. He was social at times – when we went into the doctor’s office he just looked like a very busy “I have things to investigate” type of kid. If the doctor talked to him he would look at him, he would smile, but not for long and he did not talk.

Mystery?? Not really, now that I understand a bit more about autism.

Through the years, I have gained better understanding I still find it challenging to explain to a person. If you put autism into a search engine you can get all sorts of information – if you do it without any knowledge or you have a preconceived idea it can be riddled with even more confusion. What is autism? I am not going to go into defining autism. Other people have written some great posts and I will share a few at the end of this. However, for me when I understood that autism is considered a “social disability” I was able to separate my different challenges – I was able to see how others, including myself had blamed all symptoms or behaviors on autism when in fact it may or may not be a contributing factor.

There can many other challenges that impact the quality of life for an Autistic individual.


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