” the term “profound autism” for individuals requiring round-the-clock care, with an IQ below 50”
I thought that was considered severely retarded.
Now they call it autistic? More leftist language shifting?
Before that, an IQ from 51-75 was classified as a moron, from 26-50 was an imbecile and 25 or lower was an idiot. But it stigmatized people and made them feel bad.
I've got a nephew who is autistic and has an IQ in the 130+ range. Mrs. May has a point here. Kids can't get the kind of help they need unless we can determine what kind of help they need.
Yes. This is part of the problem. The kid who is shy is autistic, the kid who does not read non-verbal cues is autistic, the kid who stammers is autistic, the kid who sits and rocks and can not communicate is autistic and so is the kid who is mechanically inclined but finds other school work boring.
These are all different problems, they all have different roots and all have different things that can be done about them but they are all the same.
And that is not even figuring in the fakes for money and the fakes for some sort of weird social status.
I have a friend with two autistic children, one, her son is profoundly autistic, totally non-verbal, is incapable of doing even the basics of daily hygiene by himself and requires 24/7 care. As an adult that is almost impossible to obtain.
Her daughter is severely autistic but has limited verbal skills and can handle most of her daily hygiene needs with a little help. Her problem is she is very aggressive and violent in her behavior, so she also needs 24/7 care for her safety and the safety of others. There is, interestingly, places that provide care for her, though they are not easy to find.
I can attest to the fact that those who push the autistic agenda are not working for her kids. They want the kids that they can do pretty photo ops with. Kids like her son and daughter are to be used only to bump up the numbers, not as examples of people who need help.