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Support Awareness & Understanding of Uneven Skills In Autistics
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    Elesia Ashkenazy
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Autistics may have an I.Q. that falls on both sides of the bell curve. In other words, it's not uncommon for an autistic person to have a significant range in I.Q. testing scores. It's important to take into account verbal and social issues, as well as individual learning styles.

Here are some examples of uneven skills:

1. Having extreme intelligence with computers and written communication and then not being able to make a sandwich or prepare food.

2. Sophisticated writing abilities, yet trouble with spoken communication.

3. Possessing an amazing savant skill and then not being able to take care of basic survival needs.

4. Excelling at calculus, yet being incapable of doing simple arithmetic (this example comes from Dora Raymaker--thank you).

Okay, I'll expose a major personal problem of mine. I am fine with caring for my basic survival needs and that of my family, but I am terrible with time management. For instance, my older son's school requires the children to be picked up at 2:30 p.m. on Fridays--during the winter only--rather than the usual 3:30 p.m. Since winter began, I've forgotten to pick my son up a total of five times despite having large visual reminders and phone alarms set.

Awareness and understanding are greatly needed in this area of autism advocacy. The attainment of valuable meaningful services for the whole of the autistic population highly depends on widespread comprehension of this aspect of autism.

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Autistics may have an I.Q. that falls on both sides of the bell curve. In other words, it&#39;s not uncommon for an autistic person to have a significant range in I.Q. testing scores. It&#39;s important to take into account verbal and social issues, as well as individual learning styles.<br /><br />Here are some examples of uneven skills:<br /><br />1. Having extreme intelligence with computers and written communication and then not being able to make a sandwich or prepare food.<br /><br />2. Sophisticated writing abilities, yet trouble with spoken communication.<br /><br />3. Possessing an amazing savant skill and then not being able to take care of basic survival needs.<br /><br />4. Excelling at calculus, yet being incapable of doing simple arithmetic (this example comes from Dora Raymaker--thank you).<br /><br />Okay, I&#39;ll expose a major personal problem of mine. I am fine with caring for my basic survival needs and that of my family, but I am terrible with time management. For instance, my older son&#39;s school requires the children to be picked up at 2:30 p.m. on Fridays--during the winter only--rather than the usual 3:30 p.m. Since winter began, I&#39;ve forgotten to pick my son up a total of five times despite having large visual reminders and phone alarms set. <br /><br />Awareness and understanding are greatly needed in this area of autism advocacy. The attainment of valuable meaningful services for the <b>whole</b> of the autistic population highly depends on widespread comprehension of this aspect of autism.<br />

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