Based on childhood, I got CSC. Reading through the text, I wasn't sure if I would get ESC or CSC. I knew that I fit the profile of classic autism as a child, so the results are not surprising. I think that my adulthood outcome is much better than the one predicted for CSC.
Super Duper Quizzzzzzz wrote:
This subtype often presents with obvious social communication problems in early childhood, usually leading to a diagnosis of autism. Language delays are present and persist across the lifespan. They easily become overwhelmed and inattentive in unstructured settings and often work best in highly structured settings with clear expectations. They can appear aloof as although they desire interaction, they struggle to pay attention when the topic of discussion is not relevant to them. Many have significant 'context blindness', which is a serious problem socially but may lead them to notice details that others miss. Most have a specific area of intense interest. Changes in routine tend to provoke anxiety, while social anxiety in this group is virtually unheard of. Often they do quite well at reading decoding, but struggle at comprehending what they read. They have extreme difficulty with narrative language, often leading their conversation partner to do '20 questions' to figure out what they are trying to say. They need to be explicitly taught social skills as they will not pick these up naturally. In addition, generalizing skills from one setting to another is difficult, so they often need to be retaught skills in multiple settings.
Treatment: In early childhood, ABA and Floortime are helpful for establishing basic communication and social skills. They require individualized instruction because it is very difficult for them to learn in a group setting. Structured programs such as TEACCH are helpful to build independence skills. Once they can communicate readily they need to be taught basic social concepts such as that other people have minds, that their beliefs may not mesh with reality and that it's possible to manipulate other people's beliefs.
Prognosis: Most can attain a certain level of independence by following a routine, however they need to be monitored because they may not realize when a problem is arising. They can learn skills for employment in a variety of highly structured, routine-based jobs. Most do not benefit from university programs because they are hands-on learners with difficulty generalizing.
I bolded the parts that applied strongly to me, and italicized the parts that did not apply to me.
In general, the outcome is highly inaccurate for me, although I did experience two significant burnouts in my life.
I did receive some help as a child. The teachers in grade school created a special education plan in which I learned from structured materials on my own, and I did not have to participate in class or group activities. Basically, I was allowed to do whatever I wanted in the classroom, as long as I did not disrupt the class.
I think that I did pick up some social skills on my own, as my parents did not explicitly teach them to me. I learned them mostly from watching TV and reading fiction.
When I was around 10, I changed very quickly from socially aloof child into socially clueless but not aloof preteen. My speaking skills developed very quickly around age 8. Every skill that I've ever developed, I appeared to develop it suddenly one day. This baffled my parents. My non-verbal skills also developed very quickly, but later, around age 12. Previously, I was almost completely expressionless. Now, I have cartoon character expressions, not surprising since I learned all of them from Looney Tunes, me being sometimes Bugs Bunny and sometimes Sylvester the Cat. By high school, I had become good at generalizing and abstraction in academic subjects, but not at all during socialization. I lack that NT ToM that would be a model for processing social cues and putting them into some context other than X said Y and I thought X meant Y too, oops. Before reading WP, I assumed that X said Y was always equivalent to X meant Y, so I learned something very significant from reading WP.
22 Dec 2011, 1:41 pm
