{"id":33,"date":"2013-09-10T13:22:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/autismcard\/?p=33"},"modified":"2017-02-28T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:24:13","slug":"rainbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/autismcard\/2013\/09\/10\/rainbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Autistic spectrum – a rainbow of users"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a saying<\/p>\n

“if you’ve met one person with autism…you’ve met one person with autism”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even in this project we always have to be aware that although we will be using broad labels like ‘autism’ our intention is always to provide uniquely personalised information about individual people<\/a>. We want to collate people\/places\/things that are important to only that person. We can’t assume if something works well for one person that it will work for everyone. By the very nature of autism we have to expect varying degrees of ‘success’ or ‘failure’ for different methods but we will never<\/em> be able to come up with just one approach\/tool that addresses everyone’s needs.<\/p>\n

Autistic Spectrum<\/h2>\n

One phrase we will be using a lot is autistic spectrum<\/a>\u00a0and the rather horrible but commonly used acronym ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder. Just like in a rainbow there’s not just one or two colours\/issues but a range.<\/em><\/p>\n

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By: Robert Nyman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But we need to start somewhere so let’s take a look at how this condition is currently defined (Beware, this changes over time so will only reflect current thinking).<\/p>\n

According to the NHS,\u00a0Autism and Asperger syndrome<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“…ASD can cause a wide range of symptoms, which are grouped into three categories:<\/p>\n