I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 53. I have struggled to hold down jobs and have had to leave many due to stress. I don't have children because of reluctance and health issues.
When Asperger's was dropped and ‘autism spectrum disorders’ came into use I initially mistook the ‘spectrum’ as a continuum. I know I was wrong. Most diagnoses are essentially descriptions. Almost everyone finds some parts of life functionally difficult.
At Birkbeck University of London, Jagdeep. Wadhwa-Brown is recording neural activity in autistic. Adults during social tasks. The study is at an. Early stage, but it is the kind of test Frith. Says cannot be done.
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