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Sorry, but you can't simplify autism into just two camps like that. My personal example is I was diagnosed with autism in the early 1980s. And it really was wa

Sorry, but you can't simplify autism into just two camps like that. My personal example is I was diagnosed with autism in the early 1980s. And it really was warranted. I had serious difficulties with school – I had problems speaking, dressing myself and tying my shoes (amongst other things). I got into rages and fights. And my personal relationship skills with anyone outside of my family were zero. But I also had a pretty decent IQ, and I learned to manage the overstimulation and emotional tsunamis. Then I was able to survive. There was also a high-IQ program in my school district, filled mostly with people 'on the spectrum' (not generally as disadvantaged as myself though), and the teachers involved with that helped me through school generally. But I couldn't go to college, it was just too much. Life since hasn't been easy but I've been able to work as a technician and take care of myself. So I don't fit in either of your camps, and lots of other autistics don't either.

_nalply 8y ago
Thank you for your story. My younger son has been diagnosed with early childhood autism. My wife and I think that it is not in a very strong form, but our neuropaediatrician tells us that regular kindergarten would be too much for him. In our opinion the problem is that regular school is just not flexible enough to accomodate children like him. So we are going to enrol him in a Montessori school where he already knows people from the playgroup. The headmistress told us that they accept him and they will employ a therapeutic education teacher for him and two other childrens who are also special. We will see how it works out.