To understand that Autism is NOT a mental illness?

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Just that really, someone posted that autism is a mental illness.
I understand autism to be a different way of thinking/perceiving etc. Not an illness that one may or may not recover from

(My daughter is waiting for an assessment for autism & I would hate her to feel that she 'has a mental illness' & actually find that statement so disempowering. The world needs people to think differently, to challenge ideas that maybe set in stone & blur the idea that one size fits all.)

Stand back folks. Drawbridge slowly going up at WB Castle. 👋

TerfsUp I made a very simple typo in putting " instead of * when trying to put your username in bold

It is a mental illness caused by a neurostructural deficit and is currently incurable.

I don't know how anyone could live as even an HFA sufferer and not appreciate this. Pretending otherwise is a comforting delusion, but it's simply untrue. I'm on the spectrum and I refuse to live my life pretending that a lie is the truth because it comforts those around me or deludes me into thinking I'm special. I'm not. I was born broken, nobodies fault, can't be fixed and I've just got to try and pull my weight as much as I can and be incredibly grateful each day for the support I've been given.

Mephistopheles - How could autism be a mental illness though? Autism is something people are born with, whereas anyone can develop a mental illness within their lifetime. But a person can't develop autism now, can they?

Feline sweary here too 😸 Glad to be of service, staffie.

Thanks staffiegirl I’m sorry to hear you had a crap day

Recommends filling moat with crocodiles and the odd very hungry great white shark.....

This is what I mean. DH came in and said "is the oven still on?" I said "yes, because I'm still cooking supper." He told me not to take it so harshly. I wasn't, but why complain about something you can do nothing about? I don't understand NT people.

Nikephorus this moat is sounding better by the second!

@PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks neither do I. Surely he realised if he wasn’t eating then the meal wasn’t ready?

Oh, and:

DH: "The DC can have their TV now."

Me: "Thanks, but DD never watches TV and it's DS2's bedtime."

DH gives me a pissed off look.

WTF?

I trust that the drawbridge has a portcullis with nice sharp points at the bottom? And slits at the bit over the top of it to enable the pouring of boiling oil over anyone who does escape the wildlife?
(am now thinking of digging up front garden to accommodate own moat etc.)

@PerfectlySymmetricalButtocks that does sound frustrating! Mine is NT but thankfully logical and “gets it”.

Nike you’re actually describing my ideal home now

It is a mental illness caused by a neurostructural deficit and is currently incurable.

Dear God in heaven. How many times does it need to be repeated until the terminally stupid understand that autism is NOT a mental illness? It is a neurological condition. And, no, it is not caused by a neurostructural deficit.

We don't have a front garden. I'd need a pneumatic drill, but I think the landlord might have something to say about it... 😂

“Terminally stupid” if nothing else my vocabulary for dealing with twats has been significantly expanded thanks to this thread!

Ooh I’m wondering if I can dig up monoblocking with a pneumatic drill now!

And what the fuck is a “neurostructural deficit”?

I don’t like deficit, it implies we’re missing something. Which is ironic.

Believe me, Nike, just one glorious WB in meltdown would be enough, especially if said meltdown is caused by inconsiderate disablist ar*es. Our sharks are mainly for decorative purposes, unless of course WB is having a good day.

It is a mental illness caused by a neurostructural deficit and is currently incurable.

I don't know how anyone could live as even an HFA sufferer and not appreciate this. Pretending otherwise is a comforting delusion, but it's simply untrue.

Yes, because if there’s one demographic known for taking comfort in myth, rather than our fondness for fact, it’s us HFAs 🙄

You’re Just plain old fashioned wrong, Meph. Sorry.

Sodding 😂

You can feed your landlord to our sharks, Perfectly. Happy to help you too.

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We need carrier pigeons. Who’s got some of them?

Sodding, it's perfectly alright, I have a deficit of a large G&T, and WB has a deficit of a large piece of cake.