Why is aspergers syndrome grouped with autism?
eScential wrote:
I know this is Humans' Nature, but still don't comprehend this. How is all depression suicide or attemped? Why are all Downs 'morons'? or all autistics head-bangers?
Simple ignorance, I'm thinking.
For example, I didn't know until I read this thread that Down's syndrome doesn't necessarily mean low IQ. And I like to think I'm not stupid -- I had just never been told that before.
Similarly, when I date, I don't tell a guy I'm autistic until we've had enough dates that he knows I don't spend my time in a dark room banging my head against the wall and muttering on about train sets. Not because the guys I date are idiots, but because most NT's simply don't know much about autism.
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