The Purpose of this Project

[Sophist]

Whether scientist or practitioner, it is impossible to understand the brain without knowing the person. And for conditions such as the autistic spectrum, there is so much variety that it is impossible to identify any one behavioral trait which defines us all. There is no one thing we do, no one thought we have, that makes us "autistic".

It was with this in mind that this project was begun: to bring together adult autistics and mental health professionals who are involved in studying, helping, and treating autistic people, so that we might learn from each other.

Many autistics have noticed there is a derth of personal understanding of the autistic conditions, and that even the "experts" sometimes don't know who they're dealing with. Some know us better via fMRI's or postmortem studies than through interaction.

So this subforum has been set up to foster that personal interaction, to indirectly improve research in the field of autism and to improve treatment methods that affect our quality of life.

Enjoy the project.