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This tracks my experience. People in my family probably have PDA autism (https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/demand-avoidance https:/
by noelwelsh 1y ago
This tracks my experience. People in my family probably have PDA autism (https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/demand-avoidance https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behavio...) and it bears very little resemblance to what I know of the "standard" experience of autism.
- dayvid 1y agoI mean a lot of people Autistic and non-autistic exhibit that behavior. There should be some genetic or biological component to autism, otherwise we're just labelling boutique awkward behavior as Autism
- noelwelsh 1y agoAgreed. I believe both autism and ADHD are labelled as syndromes, which is basically a circle drawn around a collection of symptoms, as the biological basis is not currently known. This research could be a step towards changing it.
- hobs 1y agoA biological basis for autism is starting to be understood, which can be extremely summarized as neuron pruning dysfunction/regulation issues. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9671112/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9671112/
- nonethewiser 1y agoI've heard the same thing for women although Im not sure I've had any experience with it first hand. Which seems kinda strange. If we dont know the cause and the symptoms are entirely different then what makes it the same thing?