Do people with autism know they are mentally challenged?

Question

Do people with autism know they are mentally challenged?

Answer 1

they know they are different. from the 3 i have met, i imagine they would see us as mentally challenged, and themselves as socially challenged/indifferent. but there are lots of different types. the 3 i have met all had Ausburger's syndrome.

Answer 2

I think they dont....i think they just think there specialer than others cuz of how ppl treat them.

Answer 3

I guess it depends on the degree of autism . . .the first time I heard this word it was explained to me by an autistic 12 yr. old. . . I understand that they can go within themselves and never come back. . so no they would not know much . . .what amazes me is ...how do you spell it....servaunts ? .....brilliant minds in music, mathematics....like Rain Man the movie. . ..

Answer 4

That would depend upon the person. Autism is a spectrum disorder. That means there are many different attributes to the disorder and there are people with varying levels of those attributes who all fall under the "Autism" label. Think of it as a rainbow. There are many different colors in the rainbow. Some colors are similar like pink and red, but some are totally different like purple and yellow. There are also varying shades of each color if you look closely. Dark pink, light pink, etc.

Also, mentally challenged does not even apply to all people with autism. In fact, many have more of a social skills problem and are quite bright otherwise. I work in Florida and I had 2 autistic (not Asperger's) students who received the highest possible score on our state standardized test, the FCAT. There were many many many of the "regular", advanced, and even the gifted students who did not score as high as they did. If you asked those two students, they would say that you might think they are mentally challenged, but they would disagree with you.

Answer 5

some do. it depends on the function of their brain. like on tv i saw this college couple who both had autism and they knew it and were nice people but just had a little trouble getting along with other people sometimes. then there was this kid in my spanish class this year who was very smart and knew EVERYTHING about computers and he did NOT get along with other kids. he realized he was different but i don't think he realized how extreme it was.

then you have those poor people who don't have any idea what's going on.

hope i helped:)

Answer 6

It depends really. Those who have a higher functioning level do...those who may be suffering from a more severe form of autism may not.

Answer 7

I assume so. In my Psychology class senior year, there was a student that had Autism, and he did a presentation on it.

Answer 8

I have Asperger Syndrome (I REALLY wish people would learn how to spell A-S-P-E-R-G-E-R, whether or not they wish to call it Asperger's or Asperger Syndrome. What it is is basically high-functioning autism. My I.Q. is 110, above average. I have the clumsy social skills and sensory issues. I also spoke early and always had a good verbal repitore, though emotionally immature. I am well aware of the challenges I face. I don't think those who are lower functioning would be as easily able to identify their challenges, however be just as frustrated. I do hope you get some more answerers on the spectrum. A lot of folks here are only marginally informed or not at all and stabbing in the dark. The guidance counseler is the most informed non-autistic I've run across.

Answer 9

Some do and some don't, it depends on the severity and type of autism. I have found though that they are the most happy-go-lucky people in the world, most are always smiling and laughing and they are very,very smart in one area or another, either with numbers or facts and figures.

Answer 10

People with autism are not necessarily mentally challenged.   That has to do more with IQ than anything doesn't it?  You can't even always accurately measure IQ in a person with autism. If that person has communication/language issues, and the test is language based,  forget it. You won't get an accurate reading.

My daughter has autism.  She's nine, and not at a point yet where she's self aware of her autism and differences.  She is pretty bright, and probably has a high average IQ.  

She's very verbal so when something is on her mind, you know about it.

Answer 11

Well, no.

Autism is caused by vaccines.

In all of the cases, the child was perfectly normal until after

having the vaccines.

In one case, a child was 18 months old, perfectly normal.

Speaking and everything. and after the vaccines he slowly

started to lose his speach. Until he just couldn't talk anymore.

He's now 7 years old and still can't talk.

(That was a REALLY bad case though. Most of tjem aren't

that bad.)

One of my cousins actually has autism also.

about 30-40 years ago the chances of getting autism was

1 in 2000.

Now it's 1 in 150.

Imagen what its going to be in another 30-40 years.

Answer 12

i don't think they do

Answer 13

Those who are higher functioning might know - those with IQs  in the 70s or 80s.

Answer 14

some do        but not all with autism are "mentally challenged"   I have Asperger's syndrome a form of autism.

I am "Socially Challenged"  and I am "Sensory Challenged" but I am not "Mentally Challenged"