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Commentary: Does the word ‘autistic’ make you uncomfortable? It shouldn’t, says the community We tend to assume that autistic individuals cannot perform basic tasks or have special abilities. The reality is more complex as we learnt when we worked on a series with ‘high-functioning’ autistics.
In speaking with autistic individuals, we realised they were articulate yet introverted, sensitive yet opinionated, friendly yet guarded they had diverse personalities. (File photo: iStock)
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SINGAPORE: After our feature on a married couple who learnt that autism, specifically Asperger’s syndrome, was behind the turbulence in their relationship, one of our friends texted: “I think a lot of guys have this AS”, plus a laugh-out-lo