Autism to be downgraded!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40058482

How on earth is that supposed to help people with autism?

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Hi

This annoys the hell out of me.

Jakob, my pretend Grandson is lovely, but absolutely no chance of getting a paid job ever.

He is in a world of his own, very loving and kind, would not hurt a fly.

He is both physically and mentally disabled, one of those let down by the massive scandal at NHS Shrewsbury.

It is not his fault he is who he is, he does not deserve to be punished for it.

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My eldest grandson and a great nephew have high grade autism, but they still need help.

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Lots of Autistic children and adults have brilliant minds.
as they Mature they are often in chrge of Comapanies or Departments. even with a mild form of Autism
Although they do not like too many people around them they have to learn to combat this and no one would notice that they were slightly Autistic

Also even if not Autistic many people prefer their own company
and love being alone.

Most creative people do their best work when alone.

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My younger son is autistic but high functioning he is just socially inept and prone to rages when he doesnt take his meds. I can understand that he would not need intense support.

My grandson is severly affected, at nearly 6 years old he is only just potty trained and speaks only a few words. He is in a special school where he gets 1to 1 tuition and speech therapy to try to help him develop as normal a life as possible ..

I bet much like the whole ADHD thing being used at the drop of a hat many of the so called autistic cases that come along are nothing of the sort but there are unscrupulous parents out there who will use it to milk the system.

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My grandson (15) is extremely bright but my daughter has had to home school him, because his school couldn't attend to his needs sufficiently well.

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Mainly through voluntary work I've encountered people with autism at various parts of the scale.

Yes, I do know high-functioning sufferers who manage just fine as well as some for which the condition has a high impact.

Proposed changes though, will hit people in the mid spectrum - the "managing with a bit of help" sector - who could be seriously disadvantaged.

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Is over diagnosis a factor in this?

My son suffers from Asperger's and was misdiagnosed as being slightly Autistic.

Is this the new Asthma?
A trend in the 70s that saw every kid that suffered a chest problem being labelled?

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I wondered that too, when my husband was diagnosed with aspergers at 18 they tried to say it was autism at first but had to admit later it wasn't.