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I'm a medical practitioner and that sounds a little silly to me too. I don't diagnose autism, though. I leave that to the paediatricians. The main reason that d
by jazoom 7y ago
I'm a medical practitioner and that sounds a little silly to me too. I don't diagnose autism, though. I leave that to the paediatricians. The main reason that diagnosis is a big deal here is it's related to funding packages. I suspect that's also why ability comes into it.
The other thing is that autism is somewhat nebulous and it's in part a condition of not being able to cope socially in this world. So because of this, it makes sense what GP was saying.
I'm glad I don't need to diagnose autism. Severe is easy to see from 100m away. Borderline would be a coin toss.
- lonelappde 7y agoAdults can be autistic and can have great quality of life improvements from diagnosis and treatment.
- jazoom 7y agoIn that case I leave it to the psychiatrists. In practice, very few adults are diagnosed with autism where I'm from.
- mieseratte 7y agoWhat could a high-functioning autistic adult gain from diagnosis and treatment, one who has managed to blend in well enough to go undiagnosed.
- fragmede 7y agoA diagnosis allows life to finally make sense. Even for those that are able to blend in, it's really great to have a framework to understand things, and that there's a community that actually understands you because they have first-hand experience of eg, the rage and meltdowns that plague individuals with autism. Post diagnosis, there's even treatment for some of the things that high-end functioning adults with autism simply can't do without medication, and are negatively judged for by society.
- cybersol 7y agoI would be interested in references here, as I'm not aware of treatments specific to autism in adults.