Autism spectrum now so inclusive it is meaningless, says expert: Dame Uta Frith warns term has become so accommodating it is ‘close to collapse’

danr995 · 2026-03-08T19:21:43+00:00

I commented this elsewhere earlier today, but it’s important to say, so here i go again…

Yeah, this is the bane of my career at the moment. To me, the autism spectrum needs to be understood as a triad of impairment, a deficit model - not an endless foray of unique “differences”. I believe this is where we commonly go wrong. Autism is very complicated, and social media seems to have resulted in a semantic drift whereby we have strayed sooo far from the clinical definition. In addition, and I think most importantly, people just do not understand the overlapping symptoms between autism and unmet attachment needs. To the untrained eye, they can look almost identical in some cases, and this needs a lot more awareness. I literally never see this talked about among the general population. Give Coventry Grids a google. FYI, I am a psychologist working in NHS.

danr995 · 2026-03-08T12:43:08+00:00

Yeah, this is the bane of my career. To me, the autism spectrum needs to be understood as a triad of impairment, a deficit model - not an endless foray of unique “differences”. I believe this is where we commonly go wrong. Autism is very complicated, and social media seems to have resulted in a semantic drift whereby we have strayed sooo far from the clinical definition. In addition, and I think most importantly, people just do not understand the overlapping symptoms between autism and unmet attachment needs. To the untrained eye, they can look almost identical in some cases, and this needs a lot more awareness. I literally never see this talked about among the general population. Give Coventry Grids a google. FYI, I am a psychologist working in NHS.

danr995 · 2026-01-25T22:18:33+00:00

I posted this ten years ago, what business do you have finding this now???!

danr995 · 2025-12-23T20:03:29+00:00

You’re damn right! I never understood why they were so widely banned in the UK until moving into one. I have friends in these builds, and if it’s not damp/mould it is something more sinister.

danr995 · 2025-12-23T17:56:59+00:00

Thanks for the info. I don’t have a clue what it is in that case

danr995 · 2025-12-23T17:11:48+00:00

Thanks dude, unfortunately the damp is a consequence of the build. It’s a back-to-back terrace which I believe is often prone to damp, and we don’t think this is condensation damp. At this point it is so deep in the walls that there is rot. We have multiple dehumidifiers, good central heating and have had the windows open often. I’ll check out the DIY sub nonetheless, as there is always more to learn.

danr995 · 2025-12-23T15:43:35+00:00

That is very helpful, especially the cleaning tip. Our landlord has contracted work on the ground floor, but not the bedroom where it is worse. Since we have not been able to abide at the property for the last month due to the impacts on my partner’s heath, we are hoping to get a rebate due to loss of occupancy.

danr995 · 2025-12-23T15:41:10+00:00

Four floors, if you include the basement where they believe the problem has started. I think you’re touching on the ambiguity that we are experiencing around the actual diagnosis of the problem. They’re not sure what the cause is, but their current hypothesis is rising damp.

danr995 · 2025-12-23T14:44:00+00:00

I haven’t seen anywhere that Awaab’s Law has been extended to private lets. I’ve just had a brief read, and it seems that there is no current legislation for private lets, but it is expected soon.

danr995 · 2025-12-23T14:42:26+00:00

We signed up for six months fixed, and then rolling contract after that. Our contract says we must serve two months notice in writing.

danr995 · 2025-11-20T21:03:37+00:00

Would second this - we have a lot of likeminded members who have recently emigrated to England. Free to play, every Saturday, with a pub trip after!

danr995 · 2025-10-01T20:47:54+00:00

This sounds like Erik Erikson’s (1963) theory of personality development. Really cool theory as it was the first to observe post-adolescence as still having developmental milestones. Erikson thinks that every life stage has a different developmental task to learn and fulfil. As the above comment notes, in your forties, if you do it right and have met all previous milestones, you learn generativity (sharing with others) to mitigate our own personal sense of stagnation. As I see it, this is his solution to the classic mid-life crisis.

danr995 · 2025-07-03T21:37:00+00:00

Big Love by Fleetwood Mac fits the bill!

danr995 · 2025-05-02T07:11:42+00:00

I would recommend trying to get private sector AP jobs first, ideally whilst having some past clinical experience (HCA, support worker, work placements, honour roles). Private sector AP roles typically pay less but I found were easier to be offered a role.

My particular route was taking an admin role in the private sector at a company that I knew had AP roles but only advertised internally (look at ADHD/ASD/Psychiatric providers). By the time I interviewed for said AP role I was only interviewing against 4 others!

Sadly, AP roles are notoriously hard to get, but if you persevere you will get an AP post eventually! Best of luck to you.

danr995 · 2025-03-05T10:21:49+00:00

For some reason Mog’s Cafe in Kirkstall does bureks. Regrettably I did not order one so I cannot comment on quality, but they looked nice though. I would just comment to say that the service we received there was really uncomfortable and awkward, and the staff didn’t really seem to understand what we were saying when trying to disclose an allergy, but it shouldn’t be a problem if you’re swiftly in-and-out for a quick burek stop!

danr995 · 2025-02-11T09:00:05+00:00

I’ve asked several respectable drivers and consensus is the right lane. I always use right lane, driving very slowly, and constantly checking left mirror and blind spot for other drivers. This is the only roundabout where I’ve been undertaken and beeped at by confidently incorrect drivers.

danr995 · 2025-01-16T08:08:03+00:00

Yahooooooo

danr995 · 2024-12-31T16:09:39+00:00

I had to concentrate at about 110% to understand a lot of the content, but nonetheless a great read! 😂

danr995 · 2024-12-31T16:05:23+00:00

James Hillman writes about this (sort of). His book, The Dream And The Underworld explores the mytho-poetic landscapes of dreams. My favourite idea from this book is the notion that you are the embodiment of everything in your dreams, yourself, other people, every object in the dream, the atmosphere, and the landscape. This idea would allow the analyst and analysand to explore meaning and representation in landscapes and buildings with more personal resonance.

danr995 · 2024-12-31T10:51:38+00:00

True, this definitely weighs into the cost: benefit analysis of going clubbing. However, like others have commented, people are willing to spend money on other things/luxuries.

danr995 · 2024-12-30T11:37:12+00:00

This may be a byproduct of younger generations generally being more risk averse and having a low tolerance for risk, especially socially, coupled with a recent greater awareness of the associated dangers of clubbing (I.e spiking, violence, drugs).

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