# Autism: What is going to happen to them all?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-what-is-going-to-happen-to-them-all/758622>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 28, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-what-is-going-to-happen-to-them-all/758622 "2016-06-28T12:54:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-what-is-going-to-happen-to-them-all/758622/21 "2016-06-30T05:09:54Z")

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Dr J, thanks for sharing. Glad to hear not only is it a worthy cause, but they make great stuff. I think that might be the “secret sauce”. Excellent whatever and it’s done by special needs adults. I just have to figure out the right niche here in the Seattle area. Carwash and car detailing I’m not sure works so well in this rainy climate but I could be wrong.

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-what-is-going-to-happen-to-them-all/758622/22 "2016-07-02T02:06:21Z")

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> [@spamforbrains](#):
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> ditto. I don’t think there has been any actual increase in the number of autistic kids. We just used to call them other things-nerds, anti-social, quiet, weird. And they went through life the best way they could. I know quite a few people who are productive members of society that would probably be diagnosed as autistic if they were born today; luckily, they weren’t, and just lived their lives.

True, and some of the more severely affected people have been labeled as “brain-damaged” or mentally retarded.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-what-is-going-to-happen-to-them-all/758622/23 "2016-07-02T04:09:35Z")

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> [@glee](#):
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> Yes indeed. I have Aspbergers (diagnosed when I was 55.)  
> Since by then I’d already had a successful career, owned a house and was coping with society (even though I don’t understand most social behaviour 😕 ), my doctor said there was no need for treatment and I should just carry on.

If you don’t me asking, what was it that prompted you to seek a diagnosis when you were functioning well in the world?

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