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:lol: . I've known females, as undiagnosed, who display a significant spectrum of autistic symptoms. As to whether or not this means they have aspergers, retts or what have you; I can't tell. We use autism, schizophrenia etc as convenient labels that cover a wide dimension of possible behaviour and problems. The fact is, both men and women can have symptoms that show lack of socialisation, forms of mutism to various degrees and repititious behaviour. The problem is in determining when these behaviours are problematic. I am not sociable when highly upset, I am mute (in a broad term) when asleep or when listening to someone else speak. Possibly, though not likely as I never shut up, in other situations. Repetition? My reading behaviour? playing a computer game? When is repitition too much?
Once one starts to look at psychopathological development, one can see that it is a very complex area to deal with. Not just the client, but the family and also public perception (taking into account layman's knowledge, which is bloody scary....psychology is a much more scientific discipline than from years back, but public perception means that many people think themselves expert, or at least able to interpret clinical/research papers well...FACT: they can't without training)
Once one starts to look at psychopathological development, one can see that it is a very complex area to deal with. Not just the client, but the family and also public perception (taking into account layman's knowledge, which is bloody scary....psychology is a much more scientific discipline than from years back, but public perception means that many people think themselves expert, or at least able to interpret clinical/research papers well...FACT: they can't without training)