Autism is not socially appropriate, but AD(H)D is? Why?

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I didn't raise hands, I just blurted the question, answer, or whatever else, out. I was impulsive.

Because people with AS are weird, annoying, and uncomfortable to be around.

Time to make an effort to change folks.

Because ASD is commonly associated with intellectual disability. And the knowledge of autism in majority of population boils down only to the most severe cases they saw in movies.

I would add, though, that some AD/HD people do experience misunderstandings from their behavior and the label. The girl I'm working with to establish a campus network for students with disabilities has severe AD/HD in addition to other learning disabilities, and has experienced some degree of stigma and lack of understanding from others. A lot of people have been either patronizing towards her or dismissive of the challenges she faces. While AD/HD is certainly more accepted and understood than ASDs, I'm not sure I'd call it "socially acceptable." In certain contexts, it isn't.

ADHD is very common because it's used a lot by doctors and it was a label doctors placed on kids in the 1990's. I heard it was over diagnosed so the ones who outgrew it when they became adults makes me wonder if they never actually had it at all. So society is used to that condition.


But AS is still new so I don't think society is used to it yet. Maybe someday it will be accepted just like ADHD.


Just my guess.

There are factions that believe both AD(H)D and AS are conditions made up by the psychiatric industry. These people believe our "conditions" would just dissappear if we would just behave ourselves.
But, I do think the general public is much more aware of AD(H)D than AS or high functioning autism. Even though there are many misunderstandings about both conditions.
Personally speaking, my mom was very supportive of my brother, who has ADHD. As for my autism, that was a constant source of denial & ridicule from her.

What Daniel wrote may well have some truth in it, the general public think that ADHD is not quite so bad as autism or AS because they think that inside a person with ADHD is a person much like them but the autist (Classic or Aspergers) is some lifeform which is different to them. I have no idea quite what they expect this "alien lifeform" to be like, but while I hate to upset people I have to tell them that we are humans.

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Diagnosed under the DSM5 rules with autism spectrum disorder, under DSM4 psychologist said would have been AS (299.80) but I suspect that I am somewhere between 299.80 and 299.00 (Autism) under DSM4.

When people can't relate they often reject. People don't usually want to understand reality. It scares them. Hence the popularity of organized religion. Everyone wants to be a part of something bigger, more than themselves. Some just take the easy route. You can't fault them for being born typical anymore than they should us. True understanding isn't at the top of everyones list.

My emphasis was on ORGANIZED religion. I don't have a problem with people seeking answers through their faith. Just slavery.

Instead of truly seeking answers (that they will probably never find) most people settle for status quo answers that appeal to them to help them sleep at night. I will go to heaven when I die, etc.

in australia add/addhad isn't acceptable at all. it is more common.....but acceptable? i don;t think that is the case here.
there is more media coverage of it perhaps - so there is more awareness, but i have heard people saying terrible stuff about kids with ADD/ADHD.