I just found this out today, but I thought that b/c my twin sister and I met the criteria for kanner's/classic autism/autistic disorder. Turns out, we were both diagnosed with PDD-NOS. I think it's b/c of the form preschools usually had att if your children had developmental delays; they were that form to see if your child has PDD-NOS. Anyways, yeah I was diagnosed w level 1 autism, but I do meet the criteria for level 2 in the social communication area. I don't understand language well, am idiosyncratic in speech, have marked odd nonverbal communication, I'll walk away mid conversation or even not respond (have done this since I remember doing this), even if you teach me social skills and have the supports in place, people can tell something is up with my social communication. It does suck a lot. Now I'm level 1 b/c someday when I'm ready, I'll be able to live on my own independently, don't need help with ADL's, even stuff with restricted and repetitive behaviors fits me in level 1. Although I'm currently vaccine skeptic, the vaccines weren't the cause of my and my twin sister's autism; we were born very early, and had developmental delays from the start of our lives.
I'm just upset that when I found out the report, that (and I know they're not end all to intelligence) I had average IQ. Why am I upset? B/c now, my IQ actually has fucking dropped (and I mean quite a bit) and I can actually pinpoint several culprits. It used to be average, around a high confidence level of 96-100. Now, it's fucking low average, around 88-92. I mean, I was always a bit slow in school (quite a few subjects, especially English and reading, but I was exceptional in geography and mathematics as well as music), but I honestly think the latter is my true learning speed and intelligence. I do think some of it was due to pharma poison (that crap they called medication and the jab, as in order for me to attend vocational school and uni, I had to take it), as much as I like THC, I've used some of it in the past, flouride in the water, and my former porn addiction when I was 14-15 (quit from 16-almost 21) and when I was 21 (quit that disgusting degrading filth for 2 years now!) I just despise that I became a drooling brainlet (not literally drooling but still) b/c of that bs. I have to work a lot harder now days b/c of that. But at the same time, it is what it is, and I just have to deal with the hurdles that I have to overcome.
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