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That's because autism isn't deeply understood yet and so it's diagnosed based on symptoms. But having effective workarounds doesn't mean you don't have the unde
by jacalata 11y ago
That's because autism isn't deeply understood yet and so it's diagnosed based on symptoms. But having effective workarounds doesn't mean you don't have the underlying condition - imagine a diagnostic for blindness that said 'cannot safely navigate an unknown area' and then diagnosed a guy with a seeing-eye dog as 'not blind'.
- orionblastar 11y agoI keep hearing that autistic people have no empathy but I find ones that do have it. They can't read people but they care about people when they are hurt or sad. Sometimes they get upset when someone tries to belitte them for being autistic. Working with the public is hard for them.