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01 Aug 2008, 2:57 am

Has anybody heard of an autistic person losing there autism due to an event e.g. bang to the head, electrocution, trauma.

Or vice versa NT developes autism due to some event.



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01 Aug 2008, 3:01 am

No, but I sometimes lose my autism and then gain it back.



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01 Aug 2008, 3:03 am

No I havent because from birth you either have it or you don't. I don't think banging your head on something would make it go away but only make it worse with brain damage. An NT may delevop some traits of autism like anxiety, or depression but never would be autistic.



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01 Aug 2008, 3:04 am

roygerdodger wrote:
No, but I sometimes lose my autism and then gain it back.


Like if you get drunk or high?



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01 Aug 2008, 3:09 am

Brandon-J wrote:
roygerdodger wrote:
No, but I sometimes lose my autism and then gain it back.


Like if you get drunk or high?


I was making a joke.



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01 Aug 2008, 3:14 am

I'm sure if you hit your head hard enough you'd lose your Autism (among other things).



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01 Aug 2008, 3:21 am

is a dead autistic still autistic?


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01 Aug 2008, 6:13 am

Why lose it? It is part of who you are.
In saying that tho I would never want to be on the spectrum.



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01 Aug 2008, 7:14 am

Shayne wrote:
is a dead autistic still autistic?


Yes, they tend to be very quiet and anti-social.



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01 Aug 2008, 7:36 am

a dead autistic is like Schrodingers Cat.



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01 Aug 2008, 8:13 am

plaguebeast wrote:
a dead autistic is like Schrodingers Cat.


That's what I'm told in bed.



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01 Aug 2008, 8:27 am

I have heard about kids recovering from it meaning they outgrew it. There has been news articles about it.



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01 Aug 2008, 10:23 am

n4mwd wrote:
Shayne wrote:
is a dead autistic still autistic?


Yes, they tend to be very quiet and anti-social.

:lol: :D



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01 Aug 2008, 10:26 am

Mum2ASDboy wrote:
Why lose it? It is part of who you are.
In saying that tho I would never want to be on the spectrum.


Well that makes sense, because it's not part of who you are.


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01 Aug 2008, 10:46 am

You can get on a higher functioning level with a lot of therapy, or just enough practice "blending". But low functioning or high functioning, you'll always be autistic.



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01 Aug 2008, 10:56 am

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.