Can we relate to those who are severely autistic?

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I definitely do. It's why I'm so horrified by some of the "treatments" forced on them; I know how it would feel. Besides, I'm not actually high functioning myself.

Last edited by Nonperson on 15 Dec 2013, 11:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I know several people who probably fall under the category of severe autism. Severe autism is extremely difficult to diagnose because these people usually have numerous medical issues. In addition, their behaviors are so unusual that an accurate diagnosis is challenging. Sometimes, this lack of diagnosis results in shameful disrespect of these individuals. I once recall telling a teacher a couple decades ago, “Maybe that girl is yanking out all her hair due to a sound sensitivity issue. Do you think it might be an autism thing.” The teacher responded, “I never really thought about it. She was never diagnosed as autistic.”

But hey everything was cool because her IEP paperwork was 100% compliant with the law. Sure, the goals and progress reports were complete fantasy. The teachers should have let the terminally ill girl die in peace instead of giving her a pretend education.

People with deep autistic perception are also fun to hang around with because they are entirely uninhibited. They are also easy to get along with if you are not a total jerk. (I am a jerk. But, not a total jerk.)

very true, i was diagnosed with aspergers too, and there arent many differences between Niko and i, niko is severely autistic and can be hard to understand when he speaks, but we have more in common than my best friend and i do, who is a neurotypical

sometimes very severe autistic people might put a wall between themselves and anyone else. they just dont want to be approached. this can make it difficult for anyone, nt or aspie, to approach them.

it's all about the sensory integration issues. ours are just mild enough that we don't have deep difficulties with language/communication. put me in a hot room with a vacuum cleaner and a strobe light for a week or two and I'd be rocking back and forth not speaking, too. it's just that they feel things that intensely all the time, and we don't. same problem, different intensity.