EzraS wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
EzraS wrote:
This is a nature vs nurture question.
Psychological trauma does not alter the brain's hardwire that I know of. Truma to the brain itself might maybe in therory affect brain structure to cause autism or autistic-like neurology.
Autism is a neurological hardwire malfunction issue like cerebral palsy or epilepsy.
However I believe psychological trauma can exacerbate autistic traits such as being withdrawn etc.
Autism has no biological definition yet.
So far, it is just a psychiatric diagnosis.
I'm not sure I understand. Why would I have been to a neurologist so many times if it's psychological only?
I'll preface with that I agree with your understanding that autism is neurological issue, like the others you mention.
That said, the point of visiting a neurologist could be with the goal ruling out neurological factors contributing, just as much as confirming that there are indeed neurological factors.
Of course, once tests confirm that neurological factors are in play, and if that's fairly consistent among those with ASD, that would very strongly indicate that ASD isn't only a psychological concern, and instead is a neurological concern, as you've said.
This leaves me with a question for Boo: Have you ever been evaluated by a neurologist in regards to your ASD (or whatever the term used under the diagnostic criteria used when you were evaluated)?
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23 Jan 2018, 3:47 pm
