Autism
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| Chris-chan on his autism, Mumble chat 23 February 2009 | ||
Autism is a spectrum of neurological disorders involving the impairment of social interaction and communication. Informally, autism may be subdivided into separate classifications based on the intelligence and degree of function the autistic individual possesses, although these subdivisions are not recognized by the DSM-IV-TR or the ICD-10. Christian Weston Chandler has built much of his identity around having high-functioning autism (HFA), a diagnosis which is vaguely defined as being of average intelligence and very nearly neurotypical (non-autistic). As such, he tries to have it both ways--you can't blame him for his shortcomings because he has autism, but you can't treat him like he's mentally handicapped because he's high-functioning and therefore nearly normal. He perceives bias against autistic people everywhere, and assumes anyone opposing his will hates him for his mental condition and are playing "everyone's favorite game, Kick the Autistic."
Many trolls dispute the exact diagnosis of Chris's mental condition, on the basis that Chris's observed behavior is inconsistent with various autistic people. CWC-related forums have seen numerous testimonials about people who are undeniably autistic but nowhere near the fuck-up Chris has turned out to be, and in general these forums do no consider Chris to be an example of what all autistic people are like. Many autistic people are indeed able to learn social skills to some small degree in the context of intellectual learning. Some can even come off as being completely neurotypical. This is because they have come to realize that, while they believe "normal" behavior has a tenuous definition, they must adapt to others' expectations of what's acceptable if they wish to succeed in life. Chris, however, appears to demonstrate a willful ignorance of this, expecting others to not only understand his ridiculous idiosyncrasies in the first place (e.g, his attraction sign, CWC-isms, etc), but to also accept them.
Asperger's syndrome is social disorder that is considered to fall within the autism spectrum, and is considered to be very similar to high-functioning autism, if not the same thing. Chris in particular is easily offended by the suggestion that Asperger's syndrome is even remotely connected to autism, for no apparent reason.
Origin
It is not currently clear exactly how he came to be diagnosed as "autistic", other than that he was diagnosed at the age of 6, receives government disability checks (his "monthly tugboat") for this mental disability, and has been using his condition as a crutch from almost day one of his diagnosis.
According to Chris, his autism manifested when he was locked in his room by a babysitter. After bawwwing for hours, he emerged from his lair unable to talk, which Chris says was when "God put the mute button on me."
Feel free to put it back, my Lord.
Autism cured?
In a moment that is sure to shock the mental health community, Chris confided in his gal pal Sarah May that, as of 04 March 2009, he has overcome his autism once and for all:[1]
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[6:58:38 PM] Christopher C.W.C. says: I'm not going to blame it on my autism; I have realized that I am over that now. |
Chris claims during the same chat that he may not be making sense due to a virus, so he may later retract this. Fortunately, Chris has discovered that stress is a more socially popular scapegoat for his personal shortcomings (of course, people learn to manage stress but what do you expect?).
As of May 2009, Chris seems to have regained Autism and is back to blaming it for all his problems, seemingly believing that Autism is as easy to shake/regain as the common flu.
Things Chris has blamed on his autism
Everything.
Sauce
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http://thegeckomantis.pastebin.com/m4b9c4009Sarah May chat, 04 March 2009