Rising Autism Rates Explained

Why is Autism on the rise? We talk to a professional and get real answers
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[@sylvie4531]

I think it's on the increase. I have never seen as many autistic children as now. I'm 63 years old....never saw it at school and through life until around 10 years ago. I think it's to do with food and preservatives but that's just my opinion. Nothing is fresh and seasonal as it used to be. I am not the only person of my aged group who agree that autism is not something we often saw. Now its so obvious with children.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@wildhorsefamily5125]

I have five children. Two have been diagnosed with autism. One at age 13-now 18. We waited 18 months before being able to get in to the clinic. My 21 year old was just diagnosed in December. My husband has not been diagnosed, but he’s so similar to my 21 old year and he thinks he is also autistic and it makes so much more sense now. (He is a successful engineer, had a speech delay as a child, hates being hugged or touched by others, stims, has very strong food aversions, loves researching, he’s very dedicated and loyal to me and our family). I think our awareness has increased so much in the past 20 years it’s incredible so more diagnosis are happening. That’s so good for the person and their parents! Parents can learn tools too help their children succeed and understanding increase patience also. Patience for development and growth. Love your videos. So informative even though my children are older, I can think back to similar experiences and it’s helping me understand my children better.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Couldn’t agree more! Thank you so much for watching and commenting ❤️

[@tarrahrogers9933]

I’m a mom of 5 as well, one I know for sure is autistic (she was diagnosed a month ago) and I’m pretty sure my two year old is on the spectrum as well

[@user-eg8ht4im6x]

Another fantastic video, I agree with the doctor, it’s always been around we were just not able to recognise someone was Autistic. I got diagnosed at 56! I was Autistic all my life, it just wasn’t recognised. When I moved into a sheltered houseing in scheme for older people, mostly people in their 70 to 90s, after talking about my Autism with the people. I found 4 others that one by one came to me and identified as possible Autistic, oldest 90! That’s out of 36 residents, all where None diagnosed. We will possibly never know if they are Autistic because although they could be diagnosed there is such a long waiting list (in UK) and it’s so hard to get anyone to listen when you’ve grown up undiagnosed and ‘apparently’ coped ‘so well’. In my mind Autism has always been around we just didn’t know what we were seeing. It’s not something to be demonised it’s not bad, it hard, it’s challenging, especially for level 3 family, but look at your boys, they are loving, giving individuals who just respond differently. Thank you for all the wonderful work you are doing.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Wow, thank you for sharing! Couldn’t agree more. 😊

[@craigmerkey8518]

Thank you so much for the overview of ASD and being vulnerable during your family's incredible journey! As someone who has worked with "disabled" "special needs" population for over 30 years, specializing in ASD for about 20 years. I tell parents don''t get caught up on the diagnosis! Focus on the treatment plan! Other RX that appear similar to ASD unfortunately don't qualify for services! There are a lot of angles to view ASD. ♥

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you 🙏

[@TentoesMe]

❤ I think we are getting better at recognizing it. I met a lady with an interesting hypothesis: "Autism is hereditary and is increasing because of engineering. It used to be that the autistic kid had little chance of getting married and having kids, but now autistics are respected engineers with families."

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@onlythetruth883]

I am not so sure that that logic holds water. Seems they had the same chance, if not more, to get married and even more so to have children from before.

[@onlythetruth883]

I think it is increasing. I saw none of it growing up, not even in retrospect.

[@humairajamal85]

So is it a common statistics that autistic people are suited for engineering jobs?

[@TentoesMe]

@@onlythetruth883 Well, neither did I. Did not know anything about it till I found out that I am autistic😏

[@thomasschoeck9080]

When I was in Grade school back in the 1980s the special education class that I was in had 12 cubicles set up (each student would have his or her own cubicle) and at just about any given time the class had between six and twelve students. Also, at any given time including myself the class always had one or two students who were on the autism spectrum. If you assume that every other class of twenty students had at least one student with level one autism (which was not usually diagnosed by even the end of elementary school) then back in the 1980s the figure at the beginning of the video would probably be fairly accurate (although I have not calculated the percentage and statistics is not my best area).

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@carinahollinger5652]

Can’t see other replies for some reason currently, but a brief answer to the question: no. While I do believe there is much more awareness, and it’s much more recognized & diagnosed, I also believe there is a definite drastic increase from when I was a kid in the 80’s. I believe a lot of it is genetics and environmental factors.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Your right! There are many different factors that have been identified that may make a child more likely to have ASD, including environmental, biologic, and genetic factors but also the diagnosing process has improved.

[@tamaraanderson7260]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge about autism!

[@galileasalamanca3129]

En mi familia mi hijo es el primero en ser espectro autista, es muy amado y es una gran bendición que papa Dios no lo haya enviado. ❤❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for watching, commenting, and sharing ❤️

[@robertolson7304]

Lets see what increased sense 1990s. flouride in water, wireless communication, exposure to heavy metal from the computer age. Led paint and fuel went away so its not led or caffine over dose.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing❤️

[@theladieclair]

I think it's mostly that awareness has grown. More children who probably would've just been diagnosed as developmentally delayed and put in special classes are now being diagnosed as autistic. Just 15 years ago kids who didn't make eye contact, or answer to their names, or hyperfocused on an activity were all being diagnosed as ADHD. As science continues to study the human brain I'm sure we'll be finding some new way to categorize and treat these disorders and then we'll be having this same conversation about the new diagnosis that we've just been made aware of and how more kids are turning up with it.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!❤️😊❤️

[@rbrtpongo]

I been thinking alot about when i had autism i could tell by different sounds and the other day when me and a few friends from church went to go see the movie dune II there was a sound that i heard that was from last year on star trek. but i think the cool thing about autism is that its cool being who you are.

[@7Aheadfamily]

So true! Thank you for watching, commenting, and sharing. ❤️

[@KavithaKavi-tf5fq]

Thankyou very much 🙏🙏my best wishes to your lovely children ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

You are so kind. Thank you!

[@LearnwithMrsPam]

I have been in the special ed field for a long time. From all the students that I had taught, I can conclude that the causes of autism are possibly: genetics, exposure to chemicals (parents worked in factories that made computer parts or anything that exposed pare nts to hazardous materials), having older parents, mother getting severely sick during pregnancy. There is a huge difference with someone who has mild autism vs. severe. I have taught both populations and most of the time the person with the mild can't easily be detected. And this is probably the reason why a lot people who had autism weren't diagnosed till later, wasn't diagnosed at all or was given a different diagnosis. There a lot of awareness now which makes it easier for a child to be referred to a doctor to get diagnosed. Looking back, when I was a child in my home country, I remember this man who would be outside his house and would keep talking and talking about the same thing. He had mannerisms of someone who has autism and now I realize he probably did have one. But back then people said he had mental problems and just a weirdo.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for watching and commenting💕

[@dougfowler1368]

I think environmental factors play a part because there are also large rises in different allergies and other things that, while those are physical conditions, were almost unknown before and the numbers have multiplied to where many classrooms have at least 1 kid with one. If those are increasing so much, I imagine whatever is in the environment is also affecting pregnant women and their babies. However, I think the idea of it just being noticed more is the big one. I'm almost sure the leader of the youth ministry I served with for years had it - he admitted he'd have been diagnosed with something, but in the 60s they didn't even test kids for stuff. Interestingly in the couple years before he died we had an intern who did have Aspergers and she was awesome working with the kids. Very quiet but excellent when instructed exactly what to do and during the pandemic she wrote and sent short Bible studies via mail with questions as I did weekly devotionals. At least one of our inner city ministry kids had a cousin who was on the spectrum as well, and 1 of our kids may have been, too. This intern stepped out of her comfort zone and with her mom driving delivered care packages to each family in July or August of 2020 calling each one before and asking what they would like put in them. She decided to do this on her own, which shows it was a great fit as we helped her to really start to feel confident. Sorry, that got long. But I imagined you would enjoy hearing of someone who really learned to overcome.

[@7Aheadfamily]

We did enjoy reading your story. Thank you for sharing!❤️😊❤️

[@Jani28]

It's so sad that this is rising not falling. As a Mom of a son with Autism, I am very glad there is way more help & resources, but I wish they can explain. I can not believe that terrible commercial! Omg it's reckless 😡 most Autistic children & people are very kind & loving! Those portrayed are dealing with a form of psychosis! I too grew up in the 80s & 90s I knew no one & only heard of Autism thru the Movie Rain Man.

[@beaglemawm1517]

I know! I haven’t seen that, but def good to know especially since I often reference them as a resource for parents.

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Also, while I can’t prove it I suspect that the small number of people depicted in the media over the last decade or so who committed violent acts and supposedly had autism actually had undiagnosed and untreated schizophrenia (or something similar) instead.

[@Jani28]

@@thomasschoeck9080 my sentiment exactly

[@gatheredingrace4018]

We are waiting for my son's evaluation. I have been binge watching your channel! I was wondering if you could do a video of your favorite products for your boys. Like your favorite harness, toothbrush, and anything else you have found that your boys love.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Great idea!❤️❤️❤️

[@Jen-zv7ri]

Yes, Autism is profoundly increasing. I am the parent of a son with severe needs who was diagnosed in the early 1990s. His first special education programs as a preschooler were special day classes where he was combined with students with Down Syndrome and other delays and a few others in his class with autism. Then, as a grade schooler, he was separated out into an autism program which had four classrooms on one campus in our large school district. That was ALL there was at that time. Now in our district, there are multiple school sites with designated autism programs consisting of multiple classrooms per site. There are also multiple community based programs/ ABA etc, that did not exist when my son was little. So where were all of the "undiagnosed", "unrecognized" children in the 1990s when my son was little? Were they just in regular classrooms? How could it not be noticed that they couldn't speak or participate and that they needed special classrooms? No, that is NOT true that it is being better diagnosed. It makes no sense. Just look at the expansion of programs and services. If autism has always been there (but somehow was missed), then why do we need the programs now? We didn't need them then. I am also a now retired speech pathologist. I saw first hand profound changes in my caseload over the years with largely increasing numbers of children with autism (and related language needs) as well as children without autism who had significant language disabilities that were never seen near the beginning of my 30 year career.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@Jen-zv7ri]

@@7Aheadfamily Thank you for bringing up this interesting topic and inviting response. It deserves consideration.

[@Java-D]

@jen, unfortunately they were locked away in state facilities where amazing nurses like my great aunt cared for them, mothered them, and cried for them because they were so kind, loving, and abandoned by all family. Others, like myself and my first son, were overlooked, misunderstood, or labeled as many other things because we were verbal and presented differently. But we were still here, just undiagnosed.

[@Jen-zv7ri]

@@Java-D That is so very sad, and thank you for bringing up that important point. That did happen in the 1960s and 70s, but in the 1990s, we cannot really explain that children were not seen due to being in institutions. I was referring to my personal experience in the 1990s when I wrote my observations. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) made a difference when it was introduced in 1975. This made free and appropriate public education accessible. Institutions began to close. By the 1990s, most would have lived at home and gone to public school services. (But we should never forget those that suffered in state facilities in those earlier years.) It also possible I suppose that in earlier years those who had autism were not as likely to be non-verbal and severely affected. In that case, it would be easier to explain why more were overlooked. Maybe it is not the number but the severity (proportions of those with the diagnosis who need high support) that is changing.

[@Java-D]

@@Jen-zv7ri I am 50 years old, born in 1974. My great aunt worked in a state hospital in Oklahoma up until I was in high school (possibly beyond). She was with autistic children and young adults that entire time. Along with other disabled residents also. So I know some of the institutions were still running, even then. I graduated in 1992. So your timeline is probably correct. My oldest son was born in 1998. He had absolutely every major red flag of autism but I was clueless about any of it. He started a special preschool program at age 3 and was nonverbal. (Verbal by 4) He received extra help all the way through high school and was seen by two different specialists but was only ever labeled with sensory problems, adhd, severe anxiety, memory recall and processing difficulties, etc. Knowing what I know now, he’s absolutely autistic. No doctor ever even mentioned it. I wouldn’t have ever known what it was if my now 9 year old wasn’t diagnosed at 3. So, even all the way through 2019, it wasn’t recognized in my older son. It has absolutely always been this prevalent. It just wasn’t looked for if the child wasn’t severely disabled.

[@nonasmith2405]

More awareness and labling in my opinion

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing❤️

[@Lady420Ganja]

Looking back i honestly think my maternal grandfather was autistic. Showed clear signs of it and was exactly like how my brother is now (28 asd).

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes, I think there are many back in the day that would have received a diagnosis. Had they been born later.

[@beaglemawm1517]

As a school psych, I would say I’ve done more early learning ASD evals than ever before. I will need to spend some time collecting the numbers when things slow down.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Awesome 😊

[@beaglemawm1517]

@@7Aheadfamily definitely will keep you posted! It seems the focus has been on “awareness” rather than the root cause. My best guess is researchers know the cause and it’s floating around in politics and financial gain.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I would say that the rates are probably the same or very close to the same now as they were back in the 1970s and 1980s. It is just that back then it was mostly people with either level two autism or level three who were diagnosed back then. Also, if people with level one autism had any diagnosis by the beginning of Elementary School they were probably diagnosed with other conditions like ADD/ADHD,Bipolar Disorder,Dissociative Identity Disorder, or Childhood Schizophrenia. My sister (for example) has level one autism and hyperlexia but her initial diagnosis was Childhood Schizophrenia (primarily due to wandering/eloping and “Inappropriate Laughter”) during or shortly before her time in Elementary School. She only received the correct diagnosis by age thirteen or fourteen (before the mid-1980s) and by then it was too late for her to receive early intervention services even if they existed at that time. In short many autism cases back then fell through the cracks for a long time even when someone was eventually diagnosed. I was only diagnosed by age two shortly after my two year checkup because I was born about three months prematurely and they were on the lookout for it for that reason. Also since I was level two early on (I’m currently level one) my symptoms were pretty difficult to miss compared to someone who is level one like Simon or like my sister.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@andreaschreckengast6957]

As a late dx AuDHD person with two autistic kids I believe it’s because more information is known about autism.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@amacooper9702]

As an autistic indavidual I cannot stand autism speaks, even there adverts fully offend me and I have cried because of some of the stuff they have said...like I'm not a monster nor am I evil, nor am I going to destroy anyone's family it's a horrible image to present of us tbh. Also I completely agree we are much better at diagnosing now, and the criteria is easier to work with. There are so many autistic adults that are old now that are undiagnosed because criteria was so different and diagnosis was so hard to attain ...finally we have a system that takes into account more subtle differences. And let's be honest it wasn't to long ago that it was believed girls couldn't be autistic and masking was even something acknowledged, think of how women would have gone undiagnosed simply based on gender it's not that there are more at all now it's that we are simply more aware of it. Autism has been around forever, aslong as humans have been ...we just didn't as such acknowledge the condition until we improved our understanding as a society.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Agreed! Thanks for watching and commenting ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I saw the 1 in 25 estimate some years ago in connection with an article in the newspaper that mentioned a single study in South Korea. So far these results have not been replicated.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@terraverlage6834]

Does anyone know how I can contact this doctor by email to see if he has the names of any qualified doctors in my area who could properly assess my young adult son and myself? I don't want to pay huge dollars... Which it always is... To get a false diagnosis for my son or I. Does anyone know how I can contact him?

[@7Aheadfamily]

If you can find a clinical psychologist who has experience in assessing for Autism they should be qualified to diagnosis. Where do you live? Do you live in the US?

[@imray5363]

I knew 2 kids in all my years of schooling, from 1980 to 1998. Now, my daughter has an insane number of kids with moderate/severe autism at her school, and my son has it. I am frustrated at the lack of answers and anyone looking into whats going on.

[@7Aheadfamily]

There has been a growing awareness of ASD and improved systems for identifying autistic traits in children.❤️ What do you think of this?❤️

[@emmaspiers1407]

The UK study is interesting, it’s a shame it takes around 3 years or more to get diagnosed here though, they say around 1 in 99 people are getting a diagnosis however most adults who think they have it are just leaving it as the process is so long. It’s a really interesting question though and I believe the US is more advanced with autism awareness. Is PDA not recognised over in the US?

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s a good question, I’ll have to look into that.

[@malicemew]

I live in New Jersey & we have one of the highest rates of autism in the whole nation. You'd think this state had more resources for individuals under the spectrum. Not really. Unfortunately it depends on the county. And while there are many services, it can take years to even get the services necessary, just knowing if you're eligible takes long, it happened to me. Accessibility needs to improve.

[@7Aheadfamily]

So true! Sorry, you’ve had trouble getting the help you need. That can be very difficult.

[@khush6392]

Pls make video about stem cell therapy for autism ?? And sound frequency really helps or not??

[@7Aheadfamily]

Great idea! We’ve tried sound frequency quite a bit and haven’t seen any major changes.

[@marytownsend6239]

Just my opinion is strong preservatives in vaccines because they are mass produced in larger quantities and food additives. I dont remember of any autism symtoms when I was in school way back in the 60s and 70s.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah, there has been a lot thinking that…

[@7Aheadfamily]

Did Vaccines Cause Ezra and Simon's Autism? Uncovering the Truth kzbin.info/www/bejne/hom5hJahgc12ask

[@michelleterry714]

I think he's probably right. I remember helping out with the "special kids" when I was in elementary and junior high school (1970s-80s) before autism was a thing. Looking back, I think many of them would have been diagnosed with autism.

[@7Aheadfamily]

I know what you mean.

[@shoxruxallaberganov2132]

Hi my son 2 is years old and how can I know he will be verbol or noverbal Now he have normal eye cantact and he do not play the same things and he do not like play alone

[@7Aheadfamily]

Is your son diagnosed?💕💕 And if so, does he have severe or mild autism?💕💕

[@gamergate2.0andbooks]

My anxiety attacks acts and Behave like an autism meltdown

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

One of my grandmothers was born in 1920 and while she was never diagnosed with autism she did have many of the symptoms. Also, the only confirmed case of autism outside of my immediate family was on that side of the family so it’s definitely possible that she was autistic as well (she passed away shortly after her ninety-ninth birthday).

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

On the subject of Autism Speaks the KZbinr “The Mysterious Mr Enter” (who is on the autism spectrum himself) has a very good video about why he does not like the group Autism Speaks and he makes many very good points. His video on this is definitely worth a watch.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

Happy March Holly and beautiful Famille.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

@@7AheadfamilyBig Hugs to Simon and Ezra! The Dr.’s comment at 7:34 about Autism having no diagnosis yet in the 1980’s. Imagine when I was child during the fifties! How Many Kids were just locked away from Society; Others?!!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah. I’m glad it’s improved. ❤️

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

@@7Aheadfamily Weather? Not Yet! Ezra? Always and All Ways. The Only deficiency is Us, not him. The Family in General? Mark? Creator of whatever destiny he and his LORD allows him to create? Not as “little gods” (“You shalt Worship Only Your LORD God Above”). Marie? The Twice Blessed? She who will influence many? Your One and only daughter (I have One as well albeit she is soon 28). Benson The Patient Deliberator? Destined for Legal greatness he is. We know of Ezra, and we have Simon the magnificent, moving between two worlds he gives us Insight..

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

@@7Aheadfamily I got it now RE my earlier comment ; during previous decades!!

[@thomasschoeck9080]

I wonder why the CDC is studying autism rates. They are supposed to be studying diseases and autism is not a disease. Why isn’t the NIH (for example) studying it instead?

[@7Aheadfamily]

That’s a good question. ❤️

[@Nugget0703]

Some goes unnoticed or undiagnosed

[@7Aheadfamily]

Very true!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Do you have some experience with that?

[@Nugget0703]

@@7Aheadfamily I see that alot. I witnessed it alot with people in my life.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

By the way autism does not destroy marriages. For example, my parents have been married since late 1960s and they are still married. The fact that my sister and I are both on the spectrum (she was level one when she was born, I was level two early on (Now I’m level one)) and it has not effected their marriage all that much (if at all as far as I can tell). Also the Autism Speaks Ad gives the impression that the child understands the concept of marriage and is breaking up the family deliberately. Anyone who knows anything about autism at all knows that that is literally impossible due to the effect that autism has on the understanding of abstract concepts (especially during childhood). You can’t deliberately break up a marriage if you don’t yet know what marriage is.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@AutismWithMilly]

Nice vid! (Hey this is Milly hope you recognize me if you don't it's probably because I've changed my profile picture my old one was me with ear defenders on!) ❤❤❤ keep up the good work with your vids!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! Thank you for watching and commenting ❤️

[@AutismWithMilly]

@@7Aheadfamily I'm glad you recognize me still!!! 💗🌈 well if I do change my profile picture again you will be able to recognize my user MyAsdWorld lol ⭐✨🌈💗

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah! ❤️😂❤️

[@AutismWithMilly]

@@7Aheadfamily also what time is it for you it's 13:59 it's probably gonna be 14:00 when I've sent this comment OMG IT IS 🤣🤣🤣💗

[@AutismWithMilly]

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[@wantflappywing1355]

Do your kids ever get tummy issues? I seem to get them quite frequently, like for example I get random loose stools with seemingly no explaination. Also garlic really hurts me and makes me bloated and is out the other end withing 8hrs of consumtion, even if its the tinyiest amount! XD In the future could you please make a video about tummy issues and autism please?

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes, we could definitely do more on this topic. As it is a big one, especially for our little kids with autism.

[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@7Aheadfamily]

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[@user-ej9nb9qz3u]

I have a hard time learning lot of things and my mom yells at me when i dont understand whats she tells me

[@7Aheadfamily]

Sorry to hear that. That can be difficult. ❤️ sending you much love and prayers ❤️

[@aliboy123]

Why do i personally know so many families with autistic kids? I wanna say approx 12 families but 10 yrs ago I didn't know any.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yeah, great question, probably quite a few different factors.

[@iviaqua]

I think doctors have better tools and parents don’t need to hide it since it’s more aceptable. Before being different would mean isolation, ridicule, and being bullied.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Agreed, the diagnosing process has improved over the years❤️❤️

[@thomasschoeck9080]

Some of the more negative opinions that some people in my family have about autism is a combination of the effects of watching autism speaks ads and other negative media portrayals over the last decade or so.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@wilmamichel8158]

Making the "outside the box" decision to sell the house and create memories may be consistent with being on the spectrum. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My children call it their superpower. Most of our inventions that make life so easy would not exist if the superpower did not exist.

[@7Aheadfamily]

😂

[@thomasschoeck9080]

For example, would we have the Internet and protocols like NTP (Network Time Protocol), or FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), or other protocols like these if autism did not exist? Personally I can’t imagine a neurotypical person inventing these protocols. If you read the RFCs (Requests for Comment) for these protocols (and some others) you will probably see what I mean about this.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️

[@michelle21000]

I feel sad and disappointed because I got mad at restaurant because I wanted to sing today but then I threw a tantrum because my dad said singing happy birthday is annoying .

[@michelle21000]

My mom said stuff you shouldn’t say to a special needs adult

[@7Aheadfamily]

Sorry to hear that. Was it your birthday?

[@michelle21000]

@@7Aheadfamily yes

[@7Aheadfamily]

We're sorry people have been so mean❤️❤️

[@michelle21000]

I have Self regulation problems as of now and before as a child

[@gabriellahsdancingheart8808]

I'd like to see a graph of the decrease of nutritious food in our culture compared with the increase of autism. Even if across time the percentages or the graphs or whatever look very similar of how many people have it or to what degree people have an autistic style brain, people could still function in the past and people can't function these days. Nutrition plays a big role. It seems like well nourished autistic brain styles, while eccentric or different or odd, whatever you want to call it, still functioned well and did for themselves what they needed to do. Nowadays a lot of autistic brain style people cannot, emotionally, mentally do for themselves. I would be interested to see where the crooks is of nutrition declining and autism brain style people declining in their ability to handle life.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Nutrition can have a large impact on autistic individuals, but Ezra has had the best diet of anyone for most of his life, and his autism is very severe still

[@WanderFreeWithBarb]

world has changed, LOT more devices etc. Kids are potentially having mild symptoms triggered more. Definitely think that along with better diagnosis is going on. Scary though

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing

[@KavithaKavi-tf5fq]

Hai mam simon is very much impressed me❤. you accept that preschool is help so much for simon language development?kindly consider my comment❤❤❤❤

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes! Simon‘s preschool has helped a lot, he goes from preschool from 9 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon and then does in-home ABA from 4 o’clock in the afternoon till 7 o’clock at night. This schedule is pretty intense, but since everything is based around Play, he loves it and is improving very quickly.

[@JuhiChandra-wr8xd]

Does he speak?

[@Aileen53]

👍🏼

[@7Aheadfamily]

❤️❤️❤️

[@kalegolas]

I think I am a good example on this. I was tested for autism in -95, -02 and -07. And -21 I was tested for ADHD but autism was very clear in the tests. 95: not signs of autism. 02: not signs of autism. 07: autism type 1. 21: (ADHD and) autism type 2-3, somewhere behind them. And autism is something you are born with. So… To make it clear, my official diagnosis after this tests is ADHD and ASD type 2. And a lot more than that but that is not relevant in this.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you for sharing❤️

[@user-ej9nb9qz3u]

your son simon he so cute i would love to meet him

[@7Aheadfamily]

He is. ❤️

[@bethenecampbell6463]

I don't think autism rates are increasing. I think we're better at diagnosing autistic traits in individuals. As it's a spectrum people in what is currently called level 1 were undiagnosed sometimes their entire lives. They're the smart but socially awkward people. The highly sensitive but poor at communicating people. The "mad genius " who has a limited diet and next to no executive functioning in terms of lifes practicalities. They're me. In school in the 70s when a special ed diagnosis would not have been helpful.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Agreed! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@MichaelOliver-ry7fj]

EXACTLY, precisely correct, we Can Detect whereas in the undereducated past; nobody cared because nobody knew!

[@7Aheadfamily]

Right, we’ve definitely come along ways in that regard.

[@shoxruxallaberganov2132]

But he walk toe and he hase hand flaping and he noverbol now and he can not do our order

[@elfreidanekpenenoghabun5403]

When did ur second son start speaking

[@7Aheadfamily]

Around three years old

[@7Aheadfamily]

Simon’s story… Diagnosis of Mild Autism in 2-year-old kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3jPZJWCnql7gMk

[@AndrewRusherLDS]

I don't think Autism is on the rise, I think they are just diagnosing people with Autism a lot more. I think Autism is used as a catch-all term so a lot of people who have been diagnosed as autistic are likely not actually autistic, the professionals just moved what they were diagnosed with under the Autism term.

[@7Aheadfamily]

You’re right, many Neurotypical children do display many of the traits of autism at different times, but there really is a difference with autism. As parents who have three Neurotypical children, and two on the spectrum, one level one and one level three, we definitely see the differences, but more importantly recognize the growth and progress that can be made through early intervention. We didn’t really think Simon had autism, but as you can see from his video, it really made sense afterwards, and he has been able to grow and develop so much more because of his diagnosis and getting extra help that he needs. ❤️

[@AndrewRusherLDS]

@@7Aheadfamily I'm likely autistic but I don't believe I have been diagnosed with autism.

[@nithinmohanan33]

Yes because poor health care system in canada... Trying normal delivery for difficult one too. Useless doctors

[@7Aheadfamily]

I am so sorry about that. I know that Canada has a different health care system than the US. I don’t know much about it. Good luck with everything. ❤️

[@Friedmankara9134]

All disabilities even Austrim are being missed

[@7Aheadfamily]

Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️

[@Discord_worker]

Do people look at your kids when there having a meltdown in public

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes, it seems like everyone stops and watches. Usually they are concerned.

[@Discord_worker]

@@7Aheadfamily thank you for telling me I can lean about it I work for a special needs department

[@7Aheadfamily]

Of course!❤️❤️

[@emilygenerallee9071]

There are lots people around the world being diagnosed with ASD. It’s known as a permanent disability. It’s lifelong. Simon's speech is improving as well. 🧩🌎

[@bethenecampbell6463]

It certainly never goes away. Fortunately now therapies are continuing to develop, and access to communication technology is improving, that help people on the spectrum navigate a world not designed for them. Increased awareness of neurodiversity and how that might manifest in some people is also helpful. Many people with ASD can function in college and the workplace with only a few accommodations . Some need more assistance than others, but they're often very doable things that aren't disruptive to others or particularly expensive.

[@7Aheadfamily]

Yes, and thank you! We are very excited about Simon‘s progress. 😊

[@7Aheadfamily]

❤️❤️