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Callista
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26 Aug 2007, 2:28 pm

It can happen. Not really that you're not autistic anymore; but that you've learned to compensate, learned NT behaviors, learned to communicate on their wavelength.

Technically, you'd have "outgrown" autism, since you're no longer diagnosable with it. But I would say the basic neurology hasn't changed much; and you're still on the Spectrum--it's just that autism no longer hinders you; that you can now act like an NT, and be comfortable doing so, if you wish.

Kind of like an ADHD child who grows up and learns to slow down and organize themselves... They'll still have that ADHD "spark", the creativity that makes ADHD a gift despite the problems it causes.

Also, I submit that many Aspies would be able to recognize someone who had 'grown out of' autism--the way the person thinks and reacts... There's always that "something" that seems familiar, even if they make eye contact and socialize. Some kind of "geek aura", maybe. :)


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