redditor1: "my son is 4 years old and cant speak or walk"

[prince of shitskins]

redditor2: "have you had him checked for autism?"



is it illegal to call someone mentally retarded now?

it's better to be a retard than an autist. (even though they're basically the same thing)

mental retardation is quantifiable, so the alleged 'retard' can just take an IQ test and be free of it

autism, on the other hand, is the same as a mental illness diagnosis, in a way. no matter how hard you try and prove you're not autistic, no matter how hard you try and sever yourself from the stigma, the observer can always just say "you're faking being normal"... and your identity is bound to this diagnosis made by a person who thinks they can read your mind

people need their freaks to elevate themselves, i guess

[prince of shitskins]

this post is so incoherent 

but you guys get what i mean

unfortunately, my IQ is 90. i'm sure if i had 20 more IQ points i could make a convincing case, but then again, if i had 20 more IQ points i wouldn't be an autist

[high class british palate]

Autism is a thing where it will be quite obvious if someone is low functioning, and high functioning would be pointless to get diagnosed with, and wouldn’t serve the patient in any way

[high class british palate]

^ not to mention low and high functioning are the farthest apart on the spectrum of any disease I’ve heard of, yet you’d get lumped in with everyone with autism even if you can perform all basic human activities

[Bojack]

Put him on all drugs nigguh

[Autoencoder]

is it illegal to call someone mentally retarded now?

the world is feminizing so yeah it is for now

[kathisterima]

My cousin couldn't speak until he was 5 or so and has high-functioning autism, I think it was attributed to this? 

He had to do extensive therapy sessions to learn how to speak. 

Btw, now that he is like 16 you can understand he has a problem if you speak with him for longer than 10 seconds. 

So, I'm not sure how high functioning he is. Obviously, the spectrum is pretty large.

[prince of shitskins]

My cousin couldn't speak until he was 5 or so and has high-functioning autism, I think it was attributed to this? 

He had to do extensive therapy sessions to learn how to speak. 

Btw, now that he is like 16 you can understand he has a problem if you speak with him for longer than 10 seconds. 

So, I'm not sure how high functioning he is. Obviously, the spectrum is pretty large.

get him IQ tested


there's a HUGE overlap between autism and low IQ

that being said, heaps of 'autistic' kids grow out of it by the time they're 20 or so

the whole thing is a sham, imo. it's such a bullshit disease; the best proof of this is when 'autists' with self awareness, who can functional normally, have been so brainwashed by society(???) that they just say they're 'masking' their symptoms. ??? that is way more in line with OCD than anything. if you're 'autistic', and you're so good at disguising it that nobody can tell.. you get the gist... sorry for going off on a tangent, but it's total crap man

hopefully your cousin gets better, there's a high chance he will, unless he's mentally retarded

[Altruist]