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Sophist wrote:
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HFA and Aspergers often occur in the same families. What differences there are are likely more a degree of severity. Even the more classic IQ profiles they associate with AS vs. HFA could be easily explained because the childhoods and therefore adaptive cognitions are different. For a person who doesn't get language until later, they are going to have begun depending and refining different skills than someone who has better language ability.
I could explain this to you in terms of brain anatomy which is coming to light, if you like, to show how severity can play a large part in presenting different profiles while still have similar underlying genetic similarities?
HFA and Aspergers often occur in the same families. What differences there are are likely more a degree of severity. Even the more classic IQ profiles they associate with AS vs. HFA could be easily explained because the childhoods and therefore adaptive cognitions are different. For a person who doesn't get language until later, they are going to have begun depending and refining different skills than someone who has better language ability.
I could explain this to you in terms of brain anatomy which is coming to light, if you like, to show how severity can play a large part in presenting different profiles while still have similar underlying genetic similarities?
I don't think I'll keep up with you if you start with the brain anatomy - unfortunately I've never obsessed much about biology so my knowledge is limited.
It just seems that Autistic and Aspies, in practice, are thoroughly different.
14 Dec 2006, 1:58 pm
celtic1985 wrote:
Sophist wrote:
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HFA and Aspergers often occur in the same families. What differences there are are likely more a degree of severity. Even the more classic IQ profiles they associate with AS vs. HFA could be easily explained because the childhoods and therefore adaptive cognitions are different. For a person who doesn't get language until later, they are going to have begun depending and refining different skills than someone who has better language ability.
I could explain this to you in terms of brain anatomy which is coming to light, if you like, to show how severity can play a large part in presenting different profiles while still have similar underlying genetic similarities?
HFA and Aspergers often occur in the same families. What differences there are are likely more a degree of severity. Even the more classic IQ profiles they associate with AS vs. HFA could be easily explained because the childhoods and therefore adaptive cognitions are different. For a person who doesn't get language until later, they are going to have begun depending and refining different skills than someone who has better language ability.
I could explain this to you in terms of brain anatomy which is coming to light, if you like, to show how severity can play a large part in presenting different profiles while still have similar underlying genetic similarities?
I don't think I'll keep up with you if you start with the brain anatomy - unfortunately I've never obsessed much about biology so my knowledge is limited.
It just seems that Autistic and Aspies, in practice, are thoroughly different.
On the surface, we can be. But underlying mechanisms, according to more recent research, seem to be quite similar, only different in the level of severity. Even the slightest of neural differences can creat great change in personality.
14 Dec 2006, 2:04 pm
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