"Louth" Autistic

[sunflower68]

Has anyone heard of this diagnosis? I have a friend with a little boy who seems perfectly normal, although he was a late talker. He says his boy is autistic, but this type is only autistic "on his terms". Huh?!

[vicalncraig]

He is either on the autistic spectrum or not. I have never heard of this diagnosis....on the other hand my son is autistic, and most people with no knowledge of autism can't spot it very quickly... which is a problem for most parents of high functioning autistic children, which is what your question seems to indicate.

[Lonnie]

My daughter is Autistic, and when you say ' on his terms', this is normal, eg, the majority of Autistics don't have the conception of other peoples needs, you can get them to give you something, but they don't understand why.

The world revolves around them, and them alone, and people in general, are nothing but tools, to do or get things for them.

and as vicalncraig says, in the early years, its very hard to spot, and even when they are older, unless there is something else wrong, to other people, they look normal, so their behaviour is just put down to misbehaving.

Probably a bit more than you wanted, but I tend to get carried away with this subject.

[sunflower68]

Don't worry Lonnie and thankyou both. I have worked in a special needs school with many autistic children, ranging from mild to being on the extreme spectrum for a number of years now. However this is why it puzzled me. He does not appear to behave with any kind of autistic tendancies whatsoever. When I queried it I was told of the "Louth" diagnosis. Thanks again for your help.