[ SECRET POST #264 ]

[shahni.livejournal.com]

⌈ Secret Post #264 ⌋

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Notes:
- With luck, I'll be here when this gets posted, otherwise, first comment goes to name that fandom!

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 82 secrets from Secret Submission Post #038.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, [1] not!secrets, 0 not!fandom, [1] repeat
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Comments

[iamadoughnut.livejournal.com]

if you were noticeably autistic in any way, your parents or teachers probably (hopefully!) would have caught wind.

Lawl. Not if you have mildly autistic parents (and there's certainly evidence of a genetic component). As for teachers, well, they have a lot of kids to look after and may not know the early warning signs. Or they may recognize a kid as different but not be able to come up with a reason why.

Is it really so hard to imagine? There are people in their twenties, thirties, forties, etc. who only learned that they weren't insane or mildly retarded when information about high-functioning autism became more widespread in recent years. Autistics of normal or above intelligence can sometimes find ways to adapt, but that doesn't mean they aren't autistic.

[aishiteru.livejournal.com]

....... I'm not talking about specific cases here. I'm talking about a general, broader sense. In many, many cases, autism is fairly recognizable for exactly what it is thanks to warning signs that show up as early as 2 or 3 years old. And I did say probably - not definitely. Especially teachers, for the exact reason you stated. But chances are high SOMEONE in a child's network of adults - teachers, parents, doctors, nurses, tutors, school counselors, aides, etc etc - will notice, if typical warning signs are present.

And I'm not saying those warning signs always WILL be present. Believe me, I acknowledge your point, and I'm really, really not saying it doesn't exist. =/ I am well aware of the possibility. What I'm saying is, that is not the norm of autistic cases. It's just not.

Also, getting back on topic, with KIDS IN FANDOM TALKING ABOUT DISORDERS, that whole thing.. I'm not saying it isn't possible for kids to realize themselves they have a disorder. My complaint is against a tendency towards bandwagoning. Reading lists of symptoms and saying "oh hay!" while there may be a few kids out there who are the real deal, HARDLY all of them will be, and it's those who AREN'T the real deal - who want a given disorder just to have it, because they think it's interesting or will make them a special snowflake - THAT bothers me, because they don't seem to understand what it is they're asking for, and it's extremely disrespectful to people who DO have those disorders, who have to look at those kinds of kids and go ".... what?"