aspergers vs autism

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No, the opposite. That supposed "low"-functioning persons are treated as though their opinions don't matter. And that supposed "high"-functioning persons are told they should be making it, and if they aren't, they're 'not trying hard enough,' it's their own damn fault, or some similar nonsense.

In both cases, what's missed is giving people the modest amount of help---as individuals.

If we talk about it and think about it, we most probably want people to be accepted as full-fledged members of the broader community and at the same time have a variety of open fields to choose from.

Then there should be more than three levels of severity in ASD? Aren't those three ment to point out the amount of help needed? I've always thought that if the symptoms are mild enough (the person does well and wouldn't benefit of anykind of therapy etc) then what is the diagnosis based on? Shouldn't there be symptoms severe enough to be called disorder, handicap, impairment... What kind of disorder is that if it only makes a person do better in life?

But I do understand where you are coming from

what traits do females have?

In general, women on the Spectrum are more likely to end up with some abusive ass-hole, whereas men on the Spectrum are more likely to end up isolated and alone.

Now, neither one of these outcomes have to happen. With family and/or community support, with skill teaching, and with a little bit of luck along the way, both men and women on the Spectrum can have good lives. And can recovery from bad situations if and when necessary.

as far as diagnosing adults on the Spectrum

well, similar to the subject of assertiveness training where it was considered 'normal' for women to be nonassertive, something similar might happen.

And if men stim in somewhat obvious ways, that might be considered worse than if women stim.

I can't remember off the top of my head. There is something about our interests generally being different.

I've heard that girls aren't that prone to lecture. Our special interests are more common, like horses etc. Girls are more like quiet dreamers.