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Originally Posted by seesaw
I understand what you're saying. I dont mean that we ignore people. But if someone wants advice or comes here for advice, then shouldnt they be willing to hear that advice and not shoot everything down? I think my point was more in frustration that every comment, it seems, has been shot down, in a thread of 160 plus replies.
I don't understand what it is exactly that the OP wants to hear from us? Yes, your brother is better than you so enjoy your misery? That's what it seems to be to me, because he won't accept any other reality...or the idea that his thought process could be changed through therapy.
He also said he does not have a diagnosis of autism. He said he believes he has some traits but his therapist would not diagnose him as such because she would treat it the same way as someone with social awkwardness. I don't know if he has autism or not, but there seems to be a trend, I have noticed, that people think if they have poor social skills then that means they have some form of autism. That's kind of offensive to me. It's like people who experience some form of stress likening it to PTSD or GAD. If he thinks he has autism, then let's talk about that and how to overcome it in social settings, but so far the problem is everyone else and how everyone else should change.
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I totally get what you're saying, trust me. My son has autism/aspergers....the real undeniable deal and it's truly an epidemic. The statistics are outrageous on how fast it's spreading. There are lots of people who could be helped by a diagnosis who don't receive one. As for people being misdiagnosed, it happens but I trust that as long as people are being treated for symptoms, the diagnosis isn't as important.