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Old Oct 15, 2014, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Junerain View Post
Growing out of autism is a real possibility! In this study, 20% were functioning adults.

Can People Really Grow Out Of Autism? - Forbes
Growing out of autism?

See the problem with that having autism isn't a lack of growing up or whatever, its a neurological difference with some disabling aspects....and it's a lifelong thing there are ways to manage it and work with it as well as potential accommodations to help people with the disorder but I am skeptical of anyone entirely 'growing out of it' also just not sure how its something one grows out of do people grow out of having ADHD or Epilepsy?

I am diagnosed myself and yeah its not something that goes away, its something you have to kind of try to figure out how to work with...though can't say I am doing amazingly I am on SSI but that is also because of other disorders, mainly PTSD. It is possible to grow into a healthy autistic adult, but probably not a healthy non-autistic adult but for a lot I feel it could be too late for that...
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