Uta Frith's views: autism spectrum has widened to collapse скачать в хорошем качестве

Uta Frith's views: autism spectrum has widened to collapse

My name is Xanthe. This topic has had some heated reactions. An article with an interview of autism researcher and professor, Uta Frith. Considered a pioneer in the field of autism research. My perspective is from someone who didn't 'mask' autism spectrum features in childhood. I also don't have the energy to 'mask' in adulthood. My son didn't mask in childhood, either. I used to call myself 'autistic'. I no longer do, after this label has been ripped off by influencers with exceptional communication skills, who claimed to 'high-mask', so that no one noticed anything, at all, for decades. Also, my primary diagnoses are bipolar affective disorder and postraumatic stress disorder, PTSD. Diagnoses can look similar. I'm not offended by Frith's comments, although I think there could be more nuance. I am inclined to agree, that in the past decade, autism has been trivalised, to not mean anything cohesive anymore. A brief summary of the history: autism used to be identified in early childhood, for those typically with intellectual impairment Asperger's syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) were introduced in the '90s alongside autism, classified under pervasive developmental disorders In 2013, there was a merge into autism spectrum disorder, ASD, with 'masking' added (which has been stretched to the max) essentially, those who cannot care for themselves and have a typical conversation are under the same label as those who are fully independent with have high-flying careers etc. More different than similar. This is making issues for where funded supports go. In addition, many influencers wearing 'autistic' as an identity, say they have no impairment, it's not a disorder etc. Link to the interview: https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching... More nuance about my own experiences, in my memoir, 'Bipolar Courage: Are You Sure You're Not Autistic?' (currently only available as an ebook): https://books2read.com/u/mg57w7