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Are you on the "autism spectrum"? And if so, what are your + and - skills?
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I can't believe this, I am like this.
In the past year, I’ve developed a strong dislike to loud noise. My hearing tests excellent besides some very minor loss in my left ear that the doc says is no worry. What he finds odd is its conductive loss but my eardrum pressure and everything tests fine. He says its a mystery. Due to the Aspergers, Im so worried about losing my hearing that Ive developed a rather odd dislike to loud noise. Barking dogs….cant stand it. My dads (whos hard of hearing) cell phone rings…..get it away from me. I tested it with my decibel meter its 90db which is loud for me. A slamming door drives me crazy. I have zero issues with asking the manager of a restaurant to turn down the music. Its a hindrance that Im trying to control. My mom said that when I was a toddler that I didnt like loud noise.
I was going to start a new thread, then decided to do a Search and found this one. I do remember seeing this thread now and remember consciously deciding not to look at it, for fear it would be like looking in a mirror LOL. I took a couple online tests this week and they point to "Strong Likelihood". Apparently I am one!
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This went up before this thread was started.......
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/anyone-else-use-kicad-for-pcb-work.397566/
I was actually taken by surprise. OP....you sound like me. I'm often accused of having ADHD...and OCD. I don't play good with others.
Friends? meh...would get in the way.
Never considered I could be Autistic
Interesting.
Skills? If it has wheels or a motor..I can fly it, operate it and repair it.
Worked as a computer repair tech for a long time, then a coder.
Electronics is a favorite hobby.
Spend WAY too much time doing "what ifs" and working out problems in my head.
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Everything needs to be on a spectrum these days.
Funny how just fifty years ago almost nobody heard of autism and now every little quirk is being attributed to being on autism spectrum.
Funny how just fifty years ago almost nobody heard of autism and now every little quirk is being attributed to being on autism spectrum.
Money to be made people to control when we label individuals
From my understanding it’s more about insurance not wanting to pay up. More things are being classified so therapy/services/treatments can be billed. Otherwise folks are out of pocket for even the most base of things which many people cannot afford. Psychoeducational evaluations alone are several thousand dollars. That means just figuring what issue/s your child has so a treatment plan can be developed has a several thousand dollar barrier to entry.
Just as I said. Money to be made
In most cases taking the sugar away is the solution to little Johhny’s/Janes’s attention problems.
Sugar and additives and colorings
Sometimes. But not always. Activity does help as well. Sticking rambunctious boys/girls in classrooms for 8 hrs/5days and saying sit here and be quiet isn’t good either. That said my daughter has ADHD and dyslexia without proper medication and educational services she would have a lot of issues. We tried removing sugars, dye, etc, it didn't work. And those things don’t have a strong connection to legitimate learning disabilities.
In the same way a doc makes money to treat other things then yes.
No, the insurance companies don’t want to pay. That’s how they make bank. They want to remove coverage/benefits and just say take little John/Jane off sugar. Rub some dirt on it. Pick yourself up by your bootstraps. They would prefer to avoid paying for therapy/services/treatmeants. And most won’t pick up the psychoeducational evaluation. Imagine insurance not paying for cancer screenings, x rays, blood work or any other diagnostic tests/tool. They don’t want you to know little John/Jane has an actual legit problem so they don’t have to pay for it. Also if they do have a legitimate disability, that is now to some extent a Civil Rights issue.
Of course there are cases that require medication or other medical treatment. But we have gotten to the point where any behavioral/learning issue is considered a medical issue and therefore needs to be medicated. It's totally absurd and designd to only make money, not really help children/grownups.
It's also interesting to point out that we have all this "tech" and pretty much none of it is used to change the way we teach our children and especially children that struggle with the traditional learning methods. Instead we're pumping money into psych evaluations, which suffer from repeatability issue, and many drugs to pump our children with at the earliest opportunity.
I cannot speak for all children/parents/situations. All I can say is it’s very nuanced. And how each child/person/family is impacted is widely different. Some are just a little quirky but otherwise fine. Others are severely impacted and will never have a “normal” life.