5 Autism Myths VS Reality

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@au9parsec Ай бұрын

I am an autistic person who went through the American special education program when I was growing up, and I've always had class mates who were autistic also. And one of my classmates who I've always thought had autism was like a human calculator when it came to math. But since he was like a human calculator when it came to math makes me question if I was wrong about him having autism and that he had savant syndrome instead. There is a lot of overlap between autism and savant syndrome.

@montamiddleton9318 Ай бұрын

@@au9parsec Or he could be one of those people who are just good at math. I so wish I was one of those people. Lol

@isabellammusic Ай бұрын

When I heard you say Iron Maiden, I was like "did I actually hear him say that?".

@thuggie1 Ай бұрын

I think most people get confused with things like the AQ 50 dues to not understanding that scores below a particular number dreduces the licklyhood of you being autistic and the further up increases the likelihood of you been autistic. I think they have this idea of a spectrum mixed up with a lot of other ideas

@MrAtheistQueen Ай бұрын

Lots of good information! Loved the analogies!

@misspat7555 Ай бұрын

I had a SPIN in psychology since age 12, to the point I got a master’s degree in counseling. I self-identified “ADD” (actually should have been ADHD-PI) at 16. Was formally diagnosed at 22. Had my mother suggest I was “maybe Aspie” at 21. Made it to FORTY still thinking I was “maybe a bit Aspie, or autistic, or whatever” and that the increase in autism diagnoses was due to calling everyone who in, say, 1990, would have been called, ah, shall we say, “slow”, “autistic”, because parents would accept that label better… I tried taking online autism tests and got 🤷‍♀️ back, which supported my conclusion. I took a masking test and that came back as a no because I CAN’T mask well! 😑 It took my taking the RAADS-R and scoring above average FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE for me to pause and go, “Now hold up here a minute, what were those domains of autism, again?” 😳 Oh, and while my IQ is silly high, both my daughter and her daddy, my late husband, are/were autistic and have/had very average IQ’s. 🤷‍♀️ P.S.- Hope you’re at least doing a bit better, Thomas. ❤

@JustClaude13 Ай бұрын

I score really high on those surveys, but at 64 the doctor says a proper diagnosis would be too difficult and expensive to be worth it, but I sure look autistic, so let's go with that. A little frustrating. But she confirmed my other conclusion. I was diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder in 1980, and the therapist agreed that diagnosis didn't fit me at all. Back then a lot of people who would get an autism diagnosis now were getting SPD diagnoses instead.

@misspat7555 Ай бұрын

@@JustClaude13My late hubby got a “schizoaffective disorder” diagnosis, which absolutely didn’t fit, either. Poor man had every possible depression symptom on the list for getting disability due to depression, so that was the primary grounds we requested it on. They sure like to label autistics with every other possible diagnosis EXCEPT the right one, don’t they? 🤨

@JustClaude13 Ай бұрын

@@misspat7555 It's not as bad as it was. In my day (a phrase that makes me seem incredibly old) autism meant rocking in the corner banging your head on the wall. If you could function vaguely normally they frequently went with SPD. It's still difficult for women, because autism still means a boy that likes trains. Girls get left out a lot.

@jacquizbak Ай бұрын

Kudos @thomas Ur verbal acuity is spot on rivalling legal speakese except u care to share the wealth of wisdom thru caring & sharing Ur personal journey & insights with common sense so thank ur good man stay tru 2 truth shared/proven/showing receipts which bcomes wisdom eh🤔🧐🤓😵‍💫

@sksk-bd7yv Ай бұрын

Well, everyone is a bit pregnant, right? Hmmm.

@masteryoflife5133 Ай бұрын

@@sksk-bd7yv 😂😂😂

@knrdvmmlbkkn Ай бұрын

"Well, everyone is a bit pregnant, right?" Speak for yourself!

@manusteyn2290 22 күн бұрын

@knrdvmmlbkkn is it possible you didn't understand the meaning of the statement made?

@knrdvmmlbkkn 22 күн бұрын

@@manusteyn2290"is it possible (...) the statement made?" Yes, theoretically. Not likely, though.

@sksk-bd7yv 21 күн бұрын

Wooow... 💚💚💚To all my fellow tribespeople. Eeeh... 💚💚💚💥👆😇😁💚💚💚 Idk much, really. Def not now. ❤U

@ironfirehorse Ай бұрын

Hey there, Thomas. Just a little more history on the vaccine/autism myth. Recently, I was sorting through old boxes of papers. I came across an article in our local newspaper dated 1992. So, six years before Andrew Wakefield's bogus study. The parents of a toddler claimed the vaccine caused their daughter's autism. They said she was walking, talking, toileting normally, etc. Apparently,after receiving the MMR shot she began having seizures and lost all skills. I think it was anecdotal stories like this that Wakefield jumped on. It's unfortunate because vaccines have been proven over and over to be life-saving. Anyways, I thought you might like a little more history on it.

@NitFlickwick Ай бұрын

My kids were getting vaccines in that period. There was definitely some conversation about it before Wakefield, but they were taken for what they were: anecdotes that needed to be understood but not societal panic inducing. Wakefield’s article made those fears legitimate and turned it into a national news item, making sure everybody heard about it. Most scientifically literate people still considered the value of vaccines to be greater than the supposed risk of autism, but many people did not. We’d still have anti-vaxxers without Wakefield, but their influence would be so much less, and maybe measles would still be eradicated in the US and UK.

@jamesgornall5731 Ай бұрын

I have autism, yet did not receive the MMR as it wasnt released in the UK until 1998, long before your man Wakefield appeared on the scene. Thus, in addition to being autistic i also contracted measles, mumps, and rubella, as well as whooping cough. They were all bloody awful. Oh, the irony!

@josefschiltz2192 Ай бұрын

Thankfully, back in 2018, I didn't have long to wait - which was around three months. I am certainly glad that I picked that time to insist upon an assessment. Familial traits and reading up and making connections before that helped a great deal. Autism wasn't the first click for me however. I was looking into dyspraxia and dyscalculia, plus a tidy helping of life long anxiety and a lot of mind traffic and found that these were likely compatriots to autism. A book called 'Caged In Chaos' by Victoria Biggs was a useful paper trail.

@lucyalderman422 Ай бұрын

The vaccine schedule in Canada is 3, 6, and 24 months

@mariaekman13 Ай бұрын

To me it's genetic. My grandfather, my children...maybe my mother even. Intelligent though..

@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman Ай бұрын

Saying some is a little autistic is like saying that someone is just a bit paralysed. It clearly it is not an ok thing to say. You are either autistic or not, same with being paralysed, either you are or not.

@knrdvmmlbkkn Ай бұрын

"same with being (...) are or not". Sure, there are no such thing as partial paralysis.

@manusteyn2290 22 күн бұрын

@knrdvmmlbkkn partially paralyzed is still paralyzed, just to a partial degree. If I twist my ankle, however I'm not paralyzed, be it partially or fully.

@knrdvmmlbkkn 22 күн бұрын

@@manusteyn2290"paralyzed, just to a partial degree." That's pretty close to what that commenter wrote - "just a bit paralysed".

@manusteyn2290 22 күн бұрын

@knrdvmmlbkkn I took it as you being sarcastic. If you weren't, then I misunderstood. If you were being sarcastic then I don't get your reply. Either way, all good.

@manusteyn2290 22 күн бұрын

@knrdvmmlbkkn your reply to them by the way. My apologies if it seems I'm coming at you. I'm just trying to clarify your stance on things. As an autistic person, I don't always communicate in a way that's easy to understand or understand what others mean. I wish you well.

@marycooney303 Ай бұрын

I have been sharing your videos on our Facebook page, Tourette's and other disorders. (I don't like that name, btw.) I was diagnosed at age 63,my daughter El at around 11. I'm trying foster more education here in the states where autism is being demonized more and more every day. 😢

@themorningstar-lt1lq Ай бұрын

Not understand sarcasm is also a good example in my opinion anyway i was diagnosed with pdd-nos and i was wondering if other people here with the same diagnosis also struggles to connect with both neurodiverent and ✌normal people✌ seems only i have this problem sometimes

@solipsisticBovine Ай бұрын

valuable words. and good giggles 😂

@pLOVEheart7 Ай бұрын

Yay, for humorous "stupid" remarks!❤ 😊

@Kamishi845 Ай бұрын

I don't know why you decided to have two cameras but it's actually quite annoying.

@manusteyn2290 22 күн бұрын

I don't find it annoying.

@liorwegman Ай бұрын

High-functioning autism is not caused by vaccines, but it is possible that vaccines cause deterioration or adversely affect the already sensitive systems of the autistic,

@knrdvmmlbkkn 22 күн бұрын

"High-functioning autism (...) of the autistic" That sounds credible. Which evidence supports the assertion that that may happen/has happened?

@8ballrocco731 Ай бұрын

Questions do need to be asked in US, going from 1/150,000 to 1/36 in a decade, that just aint genetics, 🤷‍♂️ i dont know any answer but some one needs to look into it and study, Something other than genetics must be playing a role,

@marycooney303 Ай бұрын

It's because of better diagnosing. OBVIOUSLY. 😮 PAY ATTENTION.

@dafafaaf7679 Ай бұрын

@@marycooney303Hell Yeah.

@8ballrocco731 Ай бұрын

Not a chance, testing and diagnoising consistently got better year in year out at the rate it shows, New techniques would take time to implement rather than seeing dramatic increase in rates. Autistic myself, numbers dont compute on sole diagnositics alone, also data from 8year olds, didnt mention, anyway just think some unanswered questions

@micheals1992 Ай бұрын

@@8ballrocco731autism is socially constructed, as people's perception of autism has evolved they're starting to notice more people fitting into the description of autism. People who would've gone unnoticed because they can mask are starting to be noticed. I can't really say I understand it but I also think it's incredibly hard say if it is perception or increases in autism which is driving the rates. I'd say from the amount of undiagnosed adults it's most likely a lack of diagnosis rather than increases in autism. I also think socially our society is evolving to be more accepting of differences meaning kids are masking less than previous generations of autists.

@knrdvmmlbkkn Ай бұрын

"Something other than (...) playing a role" Like a trend.