“How can you tell he is autistic, maybe he is lazy and stupid. Seriously, they tell you that you have covid 19 with a test that proves nothing. To me autism is another scam. There are people who are retarded, people who are stupid, then the mentally damaged.”
I actually agree with you. Back in the day most special ed kids were just slow learners or kids with stuff like Dyslexia that hindered their learning. Was a few Hyper kids in there and they had trouble learning as well. No “autistic” kids. Kids who beat up on other kids and most important the teacher were suspended. If they did it to the extreme this child did they were expelled.
“Anything on a spectrum, is by definition a scam. Light can be shown on a spectrum, mental illness cannot be shown to be scientifically. Assigning values, is just man claiming something is truth without proof.”
I get so sick of parents or people saying “the child is on the spectrum” next time they do I will ask “So what color are they?”
Cut them some slack!
Until you have become personally acquainted with the given youngster, and had an opportunity to evaluate his mental and emotional development, AND HAVE SOME EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD, you are not really qualified to dismiss their characterization of their child as "on the spectrum."
Many parents use this expression because, if they say "autistic," the listeners might automatically assume that the given child is on the "Rainman" level - or worse.
There are, indeed, children who display only mild symptoms of autism / Asperger's (and yes: I know that there's a difference).
Saying "on the spectrum" is a perfectly acceptable method of briefly describing the condition to other laymen in a casual social setting - say, when bumping into a neighbor at a bbq.
Of course, two clinicians discussing the matter in a clinical setting would be expected to express themselves differently.
Regards,