Ever since my DS has been scheduled for CDC assessment, I have been reading a lot of the threads on Special Needs. This has set me thinking, obviously, because the emerging picture is so varied. I used to think that ASD was about little desire to communicate, but obviously that's not true. It's not about not being affectionate, and it's not about lack of introspection - amber's posts are amazing in that respect. It's not always about language difficulties. There's the lack of theory-of-other-minds interpretation, which is intriguing, but again, how many people on the spectrum would it apply to?
So, what would be the defining characteristic that is shared by all people with ASD, and which enables health professionals to say that there is such a thing as a spectrum? Perhaps having rituals or routines, or sensory overload? But then again, at what point does a routine become a symptom?
Sorry if this sounds cerebral - my way of keeping anxiety at bay is to try and understand the phenomenon
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sc134 · 23/02/2009 14:58
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