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<blockquote data-quote="oldngray" data-source="post: 3695733" data-attributes="member: 45230"><p>I have known a couple of brothers who tried to fit into society as much as possible and worked at menial jobs so they could feel they were contributing. They were mostly functional but still lived with their parents and will never be able to cope by themselves. I knew another boy who had severe emotional problems and needed to be under constant supervision. He burned down his parents house after he started a fire and got scared and hid in a closet. At the other extreme I knew a girl who was above average intelligence but used her Asperger&#039;s diagnosis as a crutch and excuse whenever her life got difficult. I knew other too but those are just some examples. There is such a wide range of people slapped with the autism label it tends to lose its meaning. Plus the political correctness of changing names of things. The county department of mental retardation changed its name a few years ago because it now sounds offensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="oldngray, post: 3695733, member: 45230"] I have known a couple of brothers who tried to fit into society as much as possible and worked at menial jobs so they could feel they were contributing. They were mostly functional but still lived with their parents and will never be able to cope by themselves. I knew another boy who had severe emotional problems and needed to be under constant supervision. He burned down his parents house after he started a fire and got scared and hid in a closet. At the other extreme I knew a girl who was above average intelligence but used her Asperger's diagnosis as a crutch and excuse whenever her life got difficult. I knew other too but those are just some examples. There is such a wide range of people slapped with the autism label it tends to lose its meaning. Plus the political correctness of changing names of things. The county department of mental retardation changed its name a few years ago because it now sounds offensive. [/QUOTE]

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