Autism/Aspergers syndrome, study says 1 in 59 children are diagnosed - Page 2

*CyberCubed* · 10-19-2020, 09:33 AM

But most people are born with autism/aspergers, it isn't something that develops over time. Like someone isn't just born "normal" and then they "catch" aspergers....they're born with it, it's just that they didn't have anyone officially medically diagnose them with it.

I've seen people say they were in their 30's and just discovered they were autistic/asperger...they went through all their life and had no clue because nobody ever diagnosed them. Some people can go their whole life and have no clue they were ever "on the spectrum."

*Leo656* · 10-19-2020, 09:45 AM

I'unno, in some cases a horrific or traumatic event, or a serious and life-threatening illness, especially with a young child, have been known to cause them to display various symptoms reminiscent of autism that simply weren't present before. Becoming non-verbal or unresponsive, for example. Think "Tommy" from The Who, or the little kid in "Scrooged" who became mute after he saw his father get killed. Those things do happen in real life.

In fact, a lot of what we know now about some of those disorders, came from doctors working backwards and trying to figure out why and how those symptoms could manifest themselves in kids who had always been otherwise "normal"-functioning before. Their understanding came along gradually and then they started to recognize those same symptoms and traits manifesting in people who were born that way.

Generally, you're correct, it's most often something a person is born with. But there are also things that in rare cases can trigger a person into having near-identical symptoms to some of the various disorders.

*Prowler* · 03-12-2021, 11:34 PM

Well, I'm sure a lot of people weren't diagnosed properly back in the day. Which is why it might seem like there's been a big increase in number of people with aspergers and autism in the last couple of decades.

No idea if I know anyone irl that's been diagnosed with such disorders. It's not like it's something I ask. And a lot of people are probably ashamed to admit it publicly because they fear rejection from others.

Cubed mentions kids with violent outbursts and such, but that can't be the only possible symptom. No classmate I've had in my life has displayed such behaviour in class against teachers or anything. And the ones who got into fights often were either provoked or were the ones doing the bullying.

As for people who are "on the spectrum"? Well, that's a different manner. If I think hard enough, I'm sure I can remember a few examples of people I know irl who fit the bill. But, then again, I was relalyt susorised when Turo told me in the AVGN thread that James Rolfe attended a special Ed school when he was a kid. He never came across to me as an autistic person since he seems to not struggle with people and everyone seems to like him. If anything, I'd expect Mike Matei to be the one that suffers from such disorder.

As for me, personally, I've always been a bit shy and had trouble with people. More so when I was a kid. As a teenager I was pretty much a shut in because I was bullied when I was 12-13 and that made me adopt a defense mechanism which was avoiding people as much as necessary. I've developed deep trust issues due to that. Whether that means there's something wrong with me or not I don't know.

Hamato Yoshi · 03-13-2021, 03:05 AM

I suspect people like Walken or Barbra has traits of it , Einstein as well i bet

So as you see people with AS arent dummies even though media portrays it that way

*Prowler* · 03-13-2021, 07:41 PM

The problem with Aspergers is, it is less severe than autism. Which makes it harder to diagnose. And I'm sure you don't have to experience every single symptom of it to get diagnosed.

Autism affects language and cognitive skills, which I believe aspergers doesn't really.

10-19-2020, 09:45 AM	#22
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I'unno, in some cases a horrific or traumatic event, or a serious and life-threatening illness, especially with a young child, have been known to cause them to display various symptoms reminiscent of autism that simply weren't present before. Becoming non-verbal or unresponsive, for example. Think "Tommy" from The Who, or the little kid in "Scrooged" who became mute after he saw his father get killed. Those things do happen in real life. In fact, a lot of what we know now about some of those disorders, came from doctors working backwards and trying to figure out why and how those symptoms could manifest themselves in kids who had always been otherwise "normal"-functioning before. Their understanding came along gradually and then they started to recognize those same symptoms and traits manifesting in people who were born that way. Generally, you're correct, it's most often something a person is born with. But there are also things that in rare cases can trigger a person into having near-identical symptoms to some of the various disorders. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-19-2020, 09:33 AM	#21
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,031	But most people are born with autism/aspergers, it isn't something that develops over time. Like someone isn't just born "normal" and then they "catch" aspergers....they're born with it, it's just that they didn't have anyone officially medically diagnose them with it. I've seen people say they were in their 30's and just discovered they were autistic/asperger...they went through all their life and had no clue because nobody ever diagnosed them. Some people can go their whole life and have no clue they were ever "on the spectrum."

03-12-2021, 11:34 PM	#23
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 8,909	Well, I'm sure a lot of people weren't diagnosed properly back in the day. Which is why it might seem like there's been a big increase in number of people with aspergers and autism in the last couple of decades. No idea if I know anyone irl that's been diagnosed with such disorders. It's not like it's something I ask. And a lot of people are probably ashamed to admit it publicly because they fear rejection from others. Cubed mentions kids with violent outbursts and such, but that can't be the only possible symptom. No classmate I've had in my life has displayed such behaviour in class against teachers or anything. And the ones who got into fights often were either provoked or were the ones doing the bullying. As for people who are "on the spectrum"? Well, that's a different manner. If I think hard enough, I'm sure I can remember a few examples of people I know irl who fit the bill. But, then again, I was relalyt susorised when Turo told me in the AVGN thread that James Rolfe attended a special Ed school when he was a kid. He never came across to me as an autistic person since he seems to not struggle with people and everyone seems to like him. If anything, I'd expect Mike Matei to be the one that suffers from such disorder. As for me, personally, I've always been a bit shy and had trouble with people. More so when I was a kid. As a teenager I was pretty much a shut in because I was bullied when I was 12-13 and that made me adopt a defense mechanism which was avoiding people as much as necessary. I've developed deep trust issues due to that. Whether that means there's something wrong with me or not I don't know.

03-13-2021, 03:05 AM	#24
Hamato Yoshi Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 926	I suspect people like Walken or Barbra has traits of it , Einstein as well i bet So as you see people with AS arent dummies even though media portrays it that way

03-13-2021, 07:41 PM	#25
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 8,909	The problem with Aspergers is, it is less severe than autism. Which makes it harder to diagnose. And I'm sure you don't have to experience every single symptom of it to get diagnosed. Autism affects language and cognitive skills, which I believe aspergers doesn't really.