eric76 wrote:
You did say that they are "very common". Just picking one of the cases as an example, the bullies when I were a kid were a small minority of the neurotypicals. I'd hardly call that "very common" at all.
Perhaps a change in wording is appropriate on that as well as the realization that because "X" may be a fairly common trait among the Autistic does not necessarily mean that the opposite, "not X", is the case for neurotypicals.
By the way, there is one thing that may be worth noting here. It has been suggested that Autism is not really a single condition, but a collection of a number of separate related conditions with often overlapping symptoms. For example, research indicates that the brain structures involved in speech in those with Autism who exhibit problems with language is different from the same structures in those with Autism who do not exhibit problems with language.
As many have said here before: "if you know one Aspie, you know only one Aspie" (or something like that).
Thanks for the link. I'll take a look at it.
Yes, you're quoting attwood.
"If you've seen one aspie, you've seen one aspie"
Of course many autism exist. Some are genetic disorders.
But for most of the people it is a genetic difference which is demonstrated by the psychological differences.
Second, bullying is a very common thing in neurotypical persons. I would suggest more than 50% with my own experience.
01 Apr 2013, 1:39 pm
