I hope so. This topic has gone far enough off topic and into pointless bickering. My apologies for contributing to it.
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I hope so. This topic has gone far enough off topic and into pointless bickering. My apologies for contributing to it.
I agree also
I'll summarize:
The OP asked for input about the "flaw"
I and several other members stated our opinion
I added - very correctly - that the type of behavior is often associated with any one of a range of disorders along a continuum from OCD - Asperger's Syndrome to mild / full bore autism. There was an effort to discredit that info via some unknown association with Wiki. The statement is correct and is based on my years working in healthcare as well as personal knowledge with a family member who is brilliant but gets side tracked with very similar behaviors. BTW - I checked out Wiki and they have a good write up on it.
No claim of diagnosis was made - but the "flashlight behavior" is in line with what is frequently observed in people suffering from one of these disorders. One of the people that responded works with autistic people and CONFIRMED that reality.
My comments were and are accurate. The OP wanted and got input - may or may not like it.
Don't feed the trolls.
I'll summarize:
The OP asked for input about the "flaw"
I and several other members stated our opinion
I added - very correctly - that the type of behavior is often associated with any one of a range of disorders along a continuum from OCD - Asperger's Syndrome to mild / full bore autism. There was an effort to discredit that info via some unknown association with Wiki. The statement is correct and is based on my years working in healthcare as well as personal knowledge with a family member who is brilliant but gets side tracked with very similar behaviors. BTW - I checked out Wiki and they have a good write up on it.
No claim of diagnosis was made - but the "flashlight behavior" is in line with what is frequently observed in people suffering from one of these disorders. One of the people that responded works with autistic people and CONFIRMED that reality.
My comments were and are accurate. The OP wanted and got input - may or may not like it.
Don't feed the trolls.
I agree also
I'll summarize:
The OP asked for input about the "flaw"
I and several other members stated our opinion
I added - very correctly - that the type of behavior is often associated with any one of a range of disorders along a continuum from OCD - Asperger's Syndrome to mild / full bore autism. There was an effort to discredit that info via some unknown association with Wiki. The statement is correct and is based on my years working in healthcare as well as personal knowledge with a family member who is brilliant but gets side tracked with very similar behaviors. BTW - I checked out Wiki and they have a good write up on it.
No claim of diagnosis was made - but the "flashlight behavior" is in line with what is frequently observed in people suffering from one of these disorders. One of the people that responded works with autistic people and CONFIRMED that reality.
My comments were and are accurate. The OP wanted and got input - may or may not like it.
Don't feed the trolls.
Alrighty then. I'm not going to incite anymore discussion into this. I understand your comments and why you made them, I also understand why it may have struck a nerve with others as it did with me. I also apologize for snapping earlier.
I agree also
I'll summarize:
The OP asked for input about the "flaw"
I and several other members stated our opinion
I added - very correctly - that the type of behavior is often associated with any one of a range of disorders along a continuum from OCD - Asperger's Syndrome to mild / full bore autism. There was an effort to discredit that info via some unknown association with Wiki. The statement is correct and is based on my years working in healthcare as well as personal knowledge with a family member who is brilliant but gets side tracked with very similar behaviors. BTW - I checked out Wiki and they have a good write up on it.
No claim of diagnosis was made - but the "flashlight behavior" is in line with what is frequently observed in people suffering from one of these disorders. One of the people that responded works with autistic people and CONFIRMED that reality.
My comments were and are accurate. The OP wanted and got input - may or may not like it.
Don't feed the trolls.
So, your accurate, and your not diagnosing people. Hmm ok
I like how you casually associate with people at work, and think it makes you an expert to gather criteria on a person. Your "diagnosing" is not justified, just as the other people saying OCD. Are the moderators getting lazy? Im suprised this isnt shut down yet.
Diagnostic Criteria for 299.00 Autistic Disorder
1. A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3):
1. qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
1. marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction
2. failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
3. a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest)
4. lack of social or emotional reciprocity
2. qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of the following:
1. delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language (not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative modes of communication such as gesture or mime)
2. in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others
3. stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic language
4. lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play appropriate to developmental level
3. restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
1. encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
2. apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
3. stereotyped and repetitive motor manners (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
4. persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
2. Delays or abnormal functioning in at least one of the following areas, with onset prior to age 3 years: (1) social interaction, (2) language as used in social communication, or (3) symbolic or imaginative play.
3. The disturbance is not better accounted for by Retts Disorder or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
Look, preoccupation with parts of objects, he must have autism. O wait, theres alot more to it. Anyone who feels justified by using wiki and then applying it to a person, is idk, um ridiculous.
1. A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3):
1. qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
1. marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction
2. failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
3. a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest)
4. lack of social or emotional reciprocity
2. qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of the following:
1. delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language (not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative modes of communication such as gesture or mime)
2. in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others
3. stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic language
4. lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play appropriate to developmental level
3. restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
1. encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
2. apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
3. stereotyped and repetitive motor manners (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
4. persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
2. Delays or abnormal functioning in at least one of the following areas, with onset prior to age 3 years: (1) social interaction, (2) language as used in social communication, or (3) symbolic or imaginative play.
3. The disturbance is not better accounted for by Retts Disorder or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
Look, preoccupation with parts of objects, he must have autism. O wait, theres alot more to it. Anyone who feels justified by using wiki and then applying it to a person, is idk, um ridiculous.