Came across it once, can’t find it again. I’m looking for the context.
I believe it was Leo Kanner who said that, if autistic people had not been diagnosed and treated by a certain age (around 20, I think) then they would ‘never know who they are.’
That has raised a lot of questions for me. I self-diagnosed at 68, haven’t doubted it since. It’s kind of lonely on these boards for me sometimes; people are all engrossed in how to approach life with a healthy dose of knowledge and enthusiasm. I’m not approaching life, it’s in my rearview mirror. My careers and my family life are pretty much things of the past, in terms of playing an active role. So, my search for understanding is more about the way I choose to sign off.
I wish I had some hint of understanding of what Kanner was talking about, about knowing who I am, according to whatever standard was used to determine who a person really is. Which is really the point – to find out how he calibrated reality.
Not at all to argue, but a significant point. I know who I am in Christ. It is more than doctrine to me; I have striven to fulfill my role in Christ most of my life. That is solid. Kanner (if it was him) seemed to be using some worldly metric in defining our ‘real’ self.
Is anybody familiar with the quote? I’d like to hear comments.
I believe it was Leo Kanner who said that, if autistic people had not been diagnosed and treated by a certain age (around 20, I think) then they would ‘never know who they are.’
That has raised a lot of questions for me. I self-diagnosed at 68, haven’t doubted it since. It’s kind of lonely on these boards for me sometimes; people are all engrossed in how to approach life with a healthy dose of knowledge and enthusiasm. I’m not approaching life, it’s in my rearview mirror. My careers and my family life are pretty much things of the past, in terms of playing an active role. So, my search for understanding is more about the way I choose to sign off.
I wish I had some hint of understanding of what Kanner was talking about, about knowing who I am, according to whatever standard was used to determine who a person really is. Which is really the point – to find out how he calibrated reality.
Not at all to argue, but a significant point. I know who I am in Christ. It is more than doctrine to me; I have striven to fulfill my role in Christ most of my life. That is solid. Kanner (if it was him) seemed to be using some worldly metric in defining our ‘real’ self.
Is anybody familiar with the quote? I’d like to hear comments.