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Autism and Intellectual Impairment

Xinyta said:
It's all been likely said but I'd like to state that ASD doesn't cause impairments of intelligence. We just work on a different level from NT thinking. There will be areas where we are weaker. But it's the similar with NTs. It's just our weaknesses are a bit more pronounced, due to how we funtion and respond.

You know. This is like saying a person with Down Syndrome is a 'mentally deficient' person, because thier face/head look different from normal.

You know that saying about assumptions...
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No one denies that, but about 70% of people with autism have a reduced intelligence.
 
@Vesta I'll concede that there can be people with ASD that also may not be as intelligent. 70% though?! Hmmm. I guess it shouldn't be too surprising. People are as variable, as ASD itself.
 
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