Issue by Spaceboy:
Sorry if this seems ignorant, just one thing I’m curious on. If someone reveals classic signs and symptoms of a thing like autism or Asperger’s syndrome, do they tend to be aware that they have these traits (and that they’re diverse from other men and women) or do they just handle it as completely “regular” given that it is regular for them?
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Solution by I’ve been there
the one kid i know with autism is aware he has it and advised us
but idk if its a lot more severe then they might not know
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my son is 16 and autistic. i think he is clueless. he had a grand mal seizure 2 weeks ago and was clueless about that too. he can tell us when he is sick or hungry and sometimes if he is hot or cold but mostly we have to watch for such things. if he takes a shower someone has to turn the water on for him because he will scald himself. he does not seem to feel hot/ cold temps. so i would assume as far as the Autism goes he is pretty clueless that he is different. i wish sometimes i was like him because living in this cruel world is hard. it is hard for his siblings too because they don’t have many friends which is sad. there brother is handicapped and people cant deal with it. When we go places sometimes we tell people he is Autistic such as restaurants or if at a new doctor so they know what to expect .. mostly we say nothing because he is “normal” to us. i hope this helps you understand it more . BTW April 2nd is Autism Awareness month!
In most cases they know. In some severe cases they may not fully understand what autism is, but they know they are different.
I have Asperger’s and I’m aware of my characteristics. Well, I am now. When I was little I thought I was just a regular girl. By the time I started middle school I’d figured out that I wasn’t exactly typical and I was more aware of my differences, but I still never thought I actually had any kind of condition. It wasn’t until I learned about AS that I was really able to take a long, hard look at myself and see how completely different I am from everyone else.