Asperger’s, but it’s not called that nowadays and we desperately need new terminology to distinguish the two.

It took me three seconds to Google it. It’s another name for classic autism, which is not much like Asperger’s

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic...

And I agree that parents can be a positive hindrance when they don’t try to impose any limits. My son’s whole education has been about helping him to fit in with the world as well as possible, not to divorce him farther from it, as far as possible. He’s done well but is still profoundly disabled.

And that it’s a VERY different affair from something that some ppl actually call a gift. Kanner’s is not something I’d wish on anyone.

Yes, but MY point is that there are two very distinct types of autism, over and above the “they’re all different” cliche, and that very few ppl are familiar with profound/Kanner’s autism. All I try to do is remind ppl who have only heard of or met ppl with Asperger’s, as was, that Kanner’s exists.

I’m not going to argue about profound autism because I have lived with someone who is both profoundly autistic and severely learning disabled, for 34 years. I know what he can and can’t do.

No, it’s fine. I just feel I have to keep on pointing out that not every autistic person is otherwise able to live independently, function well intellectually and advocate for themselves. Profound autism is generally ignored in the public consciousness, unfortunately. My adult son is one of these.

That’s not the autism, it’s the learning difficulties that so often go with severe/profound autism. They are adults with adult impulses but don’t understand them. But since those people need 24/7 care, they won’t be out in jobs or in the general community anyway. They are disabled, not criminals.

Severe autism often goes with learning difficulties, because severe autism isn’t like the other end of the spectrum. But even that combination doesn’t make anyone a criminal.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Nor for being a murderer. My adult son is profoundly autistic and goes to sheltered workshops with many others like him. They are gentle, shy and childlike. Not criminals

But public libraries go back more than 100 years, back to when the rich felt it their duty to help the poor. That isn’t true any more.

Look at the photo above. It’s “The” there.

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