Is this a Lie: "Neurological"

[OkRad]

I am much more inclined to say I have a neurological disorder than to say I have autism. Is that a lie? Is it Neuro? Neuro/bio?

I say I have a neuro condition. I can't say autism. The word makes me feel weird because it means nothing, really. I want to know what it is!

 

[Nitro]

You can call it whatever you want,but it still won't change who you are inside

You can pretty much bet the farm that I'll never refer to my condition as a disorder either.

 

[Crossbreed]

How about "neurallic?" [From Greek neuros + allos (other, alternative)]

 

[ksheehan88]

I would describe it as a neurological condition.

 

[OkRad]

How about "neurallic?" [From Greek neuros + allos (other, alternative)]

HA! I love this. I love Greek, so this is perfect. Neurallic. HA!

It is just that I am confused as to what Autism exactly is. Do they know? Is it the brain? Or something in the body? Or both? I heard it called NeuroBiological once. Then again, is it genetic? Why is it so hard to pinpoint?

 

[Nitro]

HA! I love this. I love Greek, so this is perfect. Neurallic. HA!

It is just that I am confused as to what Autism exactly is. Do they know? Is it the brain? Or something in the body? Or both? I heard it called NeuroBiological once. Then again, is it genetic? Why is it so hard to pinpoint?

It is a different form of brain wiring that often manifests itself in psychological disorders or even special talents. It is described as a spectrum because it can show up with no rhyme or reason,going from the profoundly non-verbal autistic that require full support to live to what can be considered higher functioning that can include the subset of autism described as Asperger's Syndrome where there are no major cognitive delays or a lack of speech during early childhood,but social impairments and a slew of what is described as co-morbid conditions such as depression and OCD.

Overall,a diagnosis is a subjective process that is all up to the clinicians to decide if you meet the impairment levels to give you your tag.
We all share common traits from time to time,but also vary so much that no two of us are ever the same,much like two humans that are considered neurotypical. At time,we use the tern neurodiverse to describe ourselves.

 

[Judge]

On occasion I've used the term "different neurological profile" myself.

Though IMO most any actual physiological deficiency shouldn't hinge only on whether it's indicative of a social minority or a social majority either.

Just because we might be different doesn't make us synonymous with being deficient. Yet it might be futile to argue such a point with overwhelming social majorities.

 

[Crossbreed]

...It is just that I am confused as to what Autism exactly is. Do they know? Is it the brain? Or something in the body? Or both? I heard it called NeuroBiological once. Then again, is it genetic? Why is it so hard to pinpoint?

I subscribe to the view that there is base Autism (colloquially known in history as geeks, nerds, etc.) and, lately, a form of neurological injury that [our lines] seem to be susceptible to, particularly visible in the Y & Z generations.

It like how being black makes one more susceptible to Sickle Cell Anemia or the Jews, with Tay-Sachs disease.

I think that base Autism is neurallic, but the increase in our (children's) cognitive deficits is deserving of medical consideration.

 

[Katherine Rawstron]

It is neurological, but it's a condition, not an illness. I describe it as an alternative brain.
"The Autistic Brain" by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek is very informative, and easy to read.

 

[the_tortoise]

Nope, not a lie. Autism is a neurological condition.

 

[toothless]

It is a different form of brain wiring that often manifests itself in psychological disorders or even special talents. It is described as a spectrum because it can show up with no rhyme or reason,going from the profoundly non-verbal autistic that require full support to live to what can be considered higher functioning that can include the subset of autism described as Asperger's Syndrome where there are no major cognitive delays or a lack of speech during early childhood,but social impairments and a slew of what is described as co-morbid conditions such as depression and OCD.

Overall,a diagnosis is a subjective process that is all up to the clinicians to decide if you meet the impairment levels to give you your tag.
We all share common traits from time to time,but also vary so much that no two of us are ever the same,much like two humans that are considered neurotypical. At time,we use the tern neurodiverse to describe ourselves.

i regulary hear it in the UK being professionally described as 'autism spectrum condition' now.
i like it being called autism spectrum because the spectrum is so huge;every person is a different variety of autism theres no one way to experience it,we are the pioneers of the spectrum we can truly say no one experiences like each of us, like you said nitro;you have the profound autistic on one end but right at the other end you have something called BAP [broader autism phenotype] its the individual with SOME traits and no impairment as such,theyve perhaps developed it from a parent who has a more obvious form.

i think autism is the best description as most people know it generically but i guess for aspies they have the choice of autism or aspergers,autism is a hugely genetic condition,its not neurobiological which would describe a condition like ADHD,if it was we would be facing awful medicine cures.
its a neurotype,you are neurologically different okrad.
you have developed differently,you are socially dyslexic,you communicate differently.
its all about being different,i dont see it as a disability as such anymore despite being LFA myself i see it as a different way of being,the impairment comes from other people and not having your needs met.

 

[Crossbreed]

I subscribe to the view that there is base Autism (colloquially known in history as geeks, nerds, etc.) and, lately, a form of neurological injury that [our lines] seem to be susceptible to, particularly visible in the Y & Z generations.

The "injured Aspie" view is formally maintained by one Dr. Martha Herbert.

 

[Bolletje]

I usually go with "neurodevelopmental". But then again, I usually either tell people flat-out that I have autism, or don't say anything at all.

 

[Butterfly88]

I consider autism neurological. Or you could just say you are atypical.