Autism what?

1. 2019-09-16 at 12:20 PM UTC

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   Technologist victim of incest
   So I hear about autism everywhere I go. It seems to be a meme here, but what causes it?
   
   Why was there no such thing as autism when I was growing up? They had a special class for what they called “slow learners”, so were they autistic without having the label?
   
   There was also no such thing as ADD or ADHD.
   
   Mental health has come a long way, but is autism new, or has it been here all along?
   
   And before anyone says, “it’s not new”, I know this, it’s been labeled for over 20 years, maybe more; but it’s new to my generation.
2. 2019-09-16 at 12:28 PM UTC

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   Japan-Is-Eternal Naturally Camouflaged
   Wow OP really is an idiot
3. 2019-09-16 at 12:29 PM UTC

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   Technologist victim of incest
   Why’s that Snuggie man-child?
4. 2019-09-16 at 12:29 PM UTC

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   Fonaplats victim of incest [daylong jump-start that nome]
   Go to Cici's Pizza and watch the staff.
5. 2019-09-16 at 12:47 PM UTC

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   Obbe Alan What? [annoy my right-angled speediness]
   Ever look at historical figures and guess what mental illnesses they had?
6. 2019-09-16 at 12:48 PM UTC

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   Technologist victim of incest
   “What causes autism?
   Prenatal viral infection has been called the principal non-genetic cause of autism. Prenatal exposure to rubella or cytomegalovirus activates the mother's immune response and may greatly increase the risk for autism in mice. Congenital rubella syndrome is the most convincing environmental cause of autism.”
7. 2019-09-16 at 1 PM UTC

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   the man who put it in my hood Black Hole
   I don't believe Autism exists, they function perfectly fine they just need a slap and parents that aren't retarded
   
   Every autism person I ever met had retarded parents that force fed them drugs. I don't think they have a disease, some people are just different its what makes us human maaaan
   
   We should like embrace our differences not look at them as disabilities
8. 2019-09-16 at 1:04 PM UTC

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   Technologist victim of incest
   Since I started this thread, I’ve been looking through some articles. There seem to be actual structural differences in the brain. One study suggests there are more synapses in the autistic brain.
9. 2019-09-16 at 1:10 PM UTC

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   Technologist victim of incest

   Originally posted by Obbe Ever look at historical figures and guess what mental illnesses they had?

   
   Gosh yes. Most great minds seem to have some sort of mental illness.
10. 2019-09-16 at 1:12 PM UTC

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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Dark Matter [my scoffingly uncritical tinning]

    Originally posted by Technologist Gosh yes. Most great minds seem to have some sort of mental illness.

    
    Thank you
11. 2019-09-16 at 1:23 PM UTC

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    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition
    nobody really knows what causes it and diagnosis is almost totally heuristic
    
    generally speaking, autards function better at low-level tasks like math and poorly at high-level tasks like reading speech cues and body language
12. 2019-09-16 at 2:18 PM UTC

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    Obbe Alan What? [annoy my right-angled speediness]
    Sometimes I think I might be a bubble off the level, few spoons short of a full drawer, but I seem to be living life fine.
13. 2019-09-16 at 2:39 PM UTC

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    G4LM African Astronaut
    Autism is real but a lot of ADHD claims are bullshit. Makes me laugh when kiddos think it affects their brain differently because they've got ADHD. "it makes me calm bro" like no, it makes everyone calm and confident and focused. You have a funny idea of how low dose amphetamines should be. Bitch.
    
    Overdiagnosed, overprescribed, and harmful to developing brains.
14. 2019-09-16 at 3:21 PM UTC

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    Obbe Alan What? [annoy my right-angled speediness]

    Originally posted by G4LM Autism is real but a lot of ADHD claims are bullshit. Makes me laugh when kiddos think it affects their brain differently because they've got ADHD. "it makes me calm bro" like no, it makes everyone calm and confident and focused. You have a funny idea of how low dose amphetamines should be. Bitch.
    
    Overdiagnosed, overprescribed, and harmful to developing brains.

    
    Maybe I should try ADHD medication, my brain isn't developing anymore.