Losing Autism

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As others have said, a goodly portion of people with Autism improve as they develop. Some don't improve, and some improve, but then the disorder returns in full-force in early adulthood.

"Residual Autism" comes under PDD-NOS for those who were diagnosed with Autism as a child, but they improved naturally or with treatment, and they no longer meet the full disorder anymore as an adult.

Asperger's seems to be quite stable in comparison to Autism.

If head banging would cause someone to lose his or her autism, I'd been normal many years ago. Unfortunately, the only cure for autism is a bullet to the brain, but then the side effects are horrendous for family members.

im sure a lot of the variability has to do with general stress... ive had easier times in life and im sure a lot of my "aspie responses" just were never really elicited.

Haha yea me 2, i think i became worse from headbanging so much actually.

I was really bad growing up, then i when i was like 13 i started becoming higher functioning, I still stimmed a lot, headbanged regularly, and still couldnt talk for anything, but actually did try to socialize and was put in some regular classes where i met my friend whos still my friend today, and then my brother suddenly got killed in a car accident when i was about to turn 15, boom back to lower functioning lol i stopped socializing altogether, all my achievements like being able to handle restaurants without melting down or actually answering the phone properly was gone, I regressed imensively and I disappeared, then slowly but surely when i was about 19 i started improving again, I actually tried socializing, even got a job through the disabilities resource center at six flags, thats also the time I got my license, then my father died when i was 21, boom back to start A lol. So I think any type of event can trigger the person to regress or improve. I was completely in my own world most of my life. Now I'm trying to socialize again for my boyfriends sake, i can't socialize for long, probably maybe two hours or so, then im completely low functioning lol, its like my brain is like "yep im done for the day, i did my job, see ya later" and im like wtf, and stuck completely disappeared from the world for the rest of the day lol.

I never ever heard of actually losing your autism though, you either have autism or you don't! I know you can improve to the point your autism doesnt hinder you anymore, or something can trigger you to regress into a more autistic state to the point it hinders you from everything.

Seems to me that it'd be impossible without rewiring big chunks of the brain... and if you succeeded, there'd effectively be a different person walking around with your body and memories.

Truth!

There are also some studies that show mercury poisoning can cause people to have "autism like symptoms" it's called amalgam illness, google it.

What do u mean? Could you explain your thought more extensively? Thanks

Shayne wrote:

No. As far as we can tell, all dead people are equal, and identical too, since they no longer exist


Danielismyname wrote:



Can't think why it should be. I guess as more kids get diagnosed these days as a matter of course, more of them will fall nearer to the NT/AS divide. Who's to say which of them cross it, and when?

If someone bangs their head a lot, that would probably make there autism worse. Just my opinion. Dawn

My autism has always been uneven. I have low-functioning and high-functioning areas.

Compulsivity: Low-functioning, improves with medication.
Early socializing (meets-and-greets, small talk): High-functioning. Sometimes people I've just met refuse to believe that I have Asperger's.
Middle socializing (turning acquaintances into friends, holding on to them): very low-functioning.
Deep socializing (relationships): very high-functioning.
Looking normal (tic control, manners, gait, and poise): middle-functioning.
Emotions: very high-functioning. I don't understand the icy logical mindset of some aspies I come across.
Abstract thought: very high-functioning.
Having normal interests: middle to low-functioning.
Obsession with detail: low-functioning, improves with medication.
Organization or lack thereof: middle-functioning.

So I have lost autism in some places, sort of. But I still have plenty.

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You're kidding, right?

Some days I feel more autistic than others...