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Handicapped is an ableist slur, I believe that you mean disabled - and there's nothing to say that either of them would be disabled. How severely someone is impacted by Autism and ADHD can vary greatly, it also depends on what 'problems' the first person has as to who has it worse, but in any case chances are even if both have disabilities they will be impacted in different ways.
What else can I help you with?
Are handicapped humans or dogs smarter?
No, even if a person is handicapped or not the human is still smarter then a dog - It would depend on how much the person was handicapped. Some severely handicapped people are completely incapable of the simplest tasks.
How would a severely autistic adult react to the death of a family member?
Everyone is different.
How can you support your son who has autism?
Learn about autism - not just from doctors or studies but from autistic people themselves, autistic adults have already been through what your son is going to go through so can help. There are many resources by autistic people, for example if you are on Facebook Karla's ASD Page is a great recourse for parents of autistic children, and Karla herself is autistic so can give great insight into autism. Even if your son is severely effected and the adults you talk to are not, remember that many autistic adults were severely effected as children, also that no matter what we all have symptoms in common. Autistic adults have meltdowns like autistic children, where as a severely autistic person may not be able to explain what a meltdown is, how it feels, or what to do to help them...a person not so severely effected can tell you these things, and likely able to explain better thanks to the benefit of a lifetime of experience. Support your son - understand that issues like meltdowns are not behavioural, a meltdown for an autistic person is as unpleasant and uncontrollable as a seizure for an epileptic. Don't scold autistic behaviour or try to train it out of him, accept his autism and work with it to help him live as full a life as possible, trying to force him to be something he is not (neurotypical) doesn't help him and may make his problems worse. Also, don't sell him short - even if severely effected now he may improve in time, the world is full of stories where a child could have been deemed 'severely autistic' only to grow-up to outperform their neurotypical peers and live independently, functioning as well as any neurotypical person. If your child doesn't improve that isn't the end of the world, you will still love them and see how wonderful they are.
What is on the highly functioning end of the spectrum of autistic disorders?
High Functioning is an offensive and meaningless term, it's about judging Autistic people as acceptable or not based on how severely they're effects by their Autism or the ways in which their Autism effects them. An Autistic person is an Autistic person, full stop.
Is there a specific age autism affects?
Autism is a neurological difference that people are born with, it effects autistic people their entire lives. Autistic people may be more severely effected as children but as they grow-up they learn to manage their autism a little better, wheras lack of support means autistic people can be more severely effected as they start to enter old age.
Will you get fully better from autism?
No - autism is a neurological condition, it is the way in which the brain functions. A person can become less severely effected by negative aspects of autism, however they will always be autistic, and many autistic people are very thankful for being autistic.
What has the author Barbara Usherwood written?
Barbara Usherwood has written: 'The development of teaching material for severely mentally handicapped children'
What has the author H Wohlfarth written?
H. Wohlfarth has written: 'Effects of colour/light changes on severely handicapped children'
Do you have to pay child support if you just found out you had a 21 year old son?
Very unlikely, unless the child is severely handicapped.
Can you file child support if the child is 35?
If no order was ever entered, it's too late now unless the child is severely handicapped.
What has the author Douglas L Baum written?
Douglas L. Baum has written: 'Public school alternative for severely and profoundly handicapped students'
Can mild autistic children read?
There is no such thing as 'mild autism' - a person is autistic, how it effects them can be mild. As autism is a spectrum it effects different people in different ways and to different severities, even children who are severely effected by their autism may still be able to read.
