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[–] 28 points 11 months ago (12 children)

So if autism is a broader term that includes multiple conditions shouldn't we stop using it and start using the names of the actual conditions? Isn't it basically like hysteria which was split into epilepsy, dissociative disorders, personality disorders and so on?

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    IMO, as a 'high-functioning autist':

    Yes.

    The field of psychology is constantly redefining things based on ever shifting subjective analysis of behavioral patterns, and uh, being someone who very much prefers concrete, consistent, definable rules and categories, logically followable mechanistic processes...

    Fucking yes, please, be more accurate and precise in a more objective way, based on far superior methodology, fucking please.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    They do for many, but sometimes I think they don’t know exactly what or it could be multiple things which is why it’s the Autism Spectrum and it’s easier to say they are “on the spectrum” or “autistic” if you can’t pinpoint exactly what.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    The DSM hasn't even been updated with the differences in how women present ASD.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Having been born female, it’s amazing how I was diagnosed with everything from paranoid fucking schizophrenia to bipolar rather than acknowledge ASD/ADHD.

    I remember cleaning out my locker once at the end of school and having a ton of crap just fall out on me. Absolutely no recognition of my lack of organizational/executive function skills because girls couldn’t possibly be ADHD/ASD.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Or we can take the process-based approach, where we stop caring about defining boxes perfectly and we start caring about patterns of thoughts and behaviors. This may sound woowoo or without empirical basis, but some of the most successful programs for verbal autism are based on these ideas, the AIM and PEAK programs.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I'm glad you've seen positive results with physical therapy.

    I'd argue that a good physical therapist will understand the cause of the injury, so that they make a good treatment plan. Similarly, a good (contextual) behavior analyst will understand the causes for their patients' difficulties, so that they can make a good treatment plan. When you know where you're standing, it's easier to move forward. That is why evaluation is crucial in both physical therapy and programs like AIM and PEAK.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    We refer to a spectrum of diseases as cancer even though they have a variety of causes. Given that autism has been described as a spectrum of various behaviors, I wouldn't be surprised as variations of autism become understood.

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