10 Mar 2009, 7:26 am
10 Mar 2009, 8:50 am
If so, I personally do think so.
If it ever comes up in conversation, I say I have Autism or am semi-Autistic. I know I'm not, but Autism is more widely recognized if you ask me, and they're very similar.
Some people who I talk to a lot I just say I have Aspergers and give them a Wikipedia link(and offline just say it's similar to Autism).
In terms of people who actually know what they're talking about, I don't think there's a big difference(I go to a social group with both Autistic people Aspergers people, and they seem to get equal recognition by support workers and such).
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If you have Asperger's and you say you are autistic then this is actually correct as Asperger's is a form of autism.
Just thought I'd let you know
As for the original question, I think it's true to a certain extent just because autism is more well-known, but it depends on that sort of autism you're on about (HFA, LFA???) because it varys largely.
10 Mar 2009, 10:32 am
10 Mar 2009, 11:14 am
10 Mar 2009, 12:48 pm
I'm not really sure. There are a lot of people who are patronizing or downright cruel to LFAs but at the same time, there are people who don't believe asperger's exists. They think we're making it up, like it's some conspiracy that weird people with no friends made up (yeah, we all got together with our magical lack of social skills and concocted a brilliant plan... 
) so we wouldn't have to fit in.
I've never personally met anyone else on the spectrum that was officially diagnosed, so I have nothing to go on but my own experiences. My own experience? People don't recognize asperger's. They think it's a conspiracy.
10 Mar 2009, 1:46 pm
Yes. I've seen special ed teachers who are very nice to the students with full-blown autism, but they're just downright mean to me. It's happened plenty of times. Same with other students wanting to get a job teaching special ed students.
Ironically, however, my neighbor used to teach special ed and she's very nice to me. She treats me much more like a friend than just some girl next door. As far as I know, she doesn't suspect anything's wrong with me, so I'm fine with that. 
10 Mar 2009, 2:17 pm
10 Mar 2009, 2:25 pm
) so we wouldn't have to fit in.I've never personally met anyone else on the spectrum that was officially diagnosed, so I have nothing to go on but my own experiences. My own experience? People don't recognize asperger's. They think it's a conspiracy.
True. People with LFA get much more thought put into them because their case is so-called ''believeable'' in part because of their lack of desire to socialize, mental retardation, etc. Us on the other hand, we get thought of as weird and pushy when wanting to make friends (with a ton of skepticism- a lot of people don't believe in our diagnosis(es)) because I'm assuming that most of us want to fit in until we give up on fitting in. Neurotypicals will respond by teasing and bullying us and leaving us out. On the other hand, people with LFA just get left alone and said hi to (with compassion) from neurotypicals.
10 Mar 2009, 2:25 pm
) so we wouldn't have to fit in.I've never personally met anyone else on the spectrum that was officially diagnosed, so I have nothing to go on but my own experiences. My own experience? People don't recognize asperger's. They think it's a conspiracy.
True. People with LFA get much more thought put into them because their case is so-called ''believeable'' in part because of their lack of desire to socialize, mental retardation, etc. Us on the other hand, we get thought of as weird and pushy when wanting to make friends (with a ton of skepticism- a lot of people don't believe in our diagnosis(es)) because I'm assuming that most of us want to fit in until we give up on fitting in. Neurotypicals will respond by teasing and bullying us and leaving us alone. On the other hand, people with LFA just get left alone and said hi to (with compassion) from neurotypicals.
10 Mar 2009, 2:26 pm
) so we wouldn't have to fit in.I've never personally met anyone else on the spectrum that was officially diagnosed, so I have nothing to go on but my own experiences. My own experience? People don't recognize asperger's. They think it's a conspiracy.
True. People with LFA get much more thought put into them because their case is so-called ''believeable'' in part because of their lack of desire to socialize, mental retardation, etc. Us on the other hand, we get thought of as weird and pushy when wanting to make friends (with a ton of skepticism- a lot of people don't believe in our diagnosis(es)) because I'm assuming that most of us want to fit in until we give up on fitting in. Neurotypicals will respond by teasing and bullying us and leaving us alone. On the other hand, people with LFA just get left alone and said hi to (with compassion) from neurotypicals.
10 Mar 2009, 2:59 pm
I think LFAs get treated better in general for one reason. They have more 'complex needs' and therefore the council will pay more for them to go to specialist schools/colleges. I know this because it is happening where I am and I get treated like I am supposed to be 'normal' but the LFAs get treated nicely. really pisses me off.
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I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite
)10 Mar 2009, 3:07 pm
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