carriehill
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Bingo. Also, people who are "higher functioning" would never have received a diagnosis at all. They used to be labeled "quirky" or "weird".

Changes in the diagnostic criteria, increased awareness of what ASD looks like, and better training and testing procedures have all contributed to a rise in autism diagnosis.

Totally anecdotal here, so feel free to dismiss; however, I'd have to say that co-diagnosis of ADHD and ASD is very common. My husband, two children, and I all have dual ASD/ADHD diagnoses. I also work professionally with children and youth with ASD, and I'd say roughly half of them also have a diagnosis of ADHD.

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No, ASD isn't a disease. It's a cognitive disorder. We don't need curing or fixing; our brains are just wired differently. Most people with ASD receive therapy to develop skills in various areas, and some need more help than others.

I do appreciate the rest of your comment, though. :)

The TV hidden above the piano.... OMG.

PixelJunkie- I really liked the last two sentences of your comment because they so sum up how I feel about the issue. Most of my life, I was called "quirky" or sometimes "weird". I've also been called a "fish out of water". I always knew I was different from other people, but getting diagnosed- for me- was the most

YES.

I mentioned this in response to another post, but, both of my kids are on the spectrum. So are both my husband and I.

It is unspeakably offensive to hear people, essentially, say that they would rather risk the deaths of their OWN CHILDREN than have them be like us. I mean, dude, that's cold. And people accuse

I am now Super-de-dooper Ultra Mega Convinced.

Ditto and ditto. Both of my children are on the spectrum- as am I, and my husband (and at least one member of my husband's extended family, for that matter). I'm so beyond tired of hearing people talk about autism as if something has "gone wrong" with any of us, through the fault of anything (vaccines, something in

He has autism. For all we know, it's an augmentative communication device (something I see quite often in my job). I wouldn't be so quick to judge or assume.

I have two kids with autism, one not much older than this little boy. I also have a cat, raised from a kitten, who was handled in much the same way as Tara, from the time she was a kitten. Fun fact: there is nobody on this planet that Miss Sookie Snackmouse cares more about than my two little guys. She follows

The birth of my first son was a bit of a crazy one. Basically, I went into early labour and had to be transported via ambulance to a hospital with a NICU. My husband, caught in a couple of towns over for work, desperately drove towards the hospital, with plans to meet us there. Luckily, my mother happened to be

I was SO SHOCKED by how much I enjoyed this movie. I had pretty low expectations, but then I laughed until I cried.

I love how, despite HBO generally not shying away from showing gratuitous sex and violence, they still seemed to recognize that nobody on this planet wanted to watch Littlefinger bone Lysa.

I was so, so terrified that they'd go there- and I REALLY don't want to see what a Baelish O-face looks like.

Though, Resurrection IS based on the Thomas Mott novel of the same name. Because confusing.

Thank you for summing it up so nicely, though. This confuses the hell out of me, and I'm familiar with both The Returned and Les Revenants.

Yes to both!!!

Not "we". I had nothing to do with that travesty. ;)

In all fairness, it's Alberta. Alberta is... different.

Only 31 and.. yes. Probably have to have surgery. In my case, it was caused by two pregnancies- and as I understand it, it's pretty common. Same thing happened to my mom. :(

I was thinking the same thought last night. The Returned all seem to have been people who were taking abruptly/violently from this world (suicides, murders, accidents, combat). I don't think we've seen anyone come back who's died from age or illness.

I'd have to agree. Also: Chuck Norris.