
John Harris’s article address(处理,探讨)es all the main issues that are being debated around autism (‘The term is becoming unrecognisable’: have the experts who believed in a single autism spectrum(谱系,范围) changed their minds?, 1 November). However, I feel it did not go far enough to broaden our understanding of the challenges experienced by autistic people who do not have a learning disability.(然而,我觉得文章还不足以拓宽我们对没有学习障碍的自闭症人士所面临挑战的理解。)
约翰·哈里斯的文章触及了围绕自闭症争论的所有主要议题(《这个术语正变得难以辨认》:那些曾相信单一自闭症谱系的专家改变想法了吗?,11月1日)。然而,我觉得文章还不足以拓宽我们对没有学习障碍的自闭症人士所面临挑战的理解。
From a young age I sensed(感觉到,意识到) that I was experiencing the world differently to other people. I was bullied, and worked hard to fit in(融入,合群). I was fortunate as structurally I had a stable life that mitigated(缓解,减轻) some of the more challenging aspects of my life. Things started to get less manageable(可应付的,可控的) when I entered adulthood and left home.
从小我就感觉到自己体验世界的方式与别人不同。我曾被欺凌,也努力去融入。我很幸运,因为我的生活结构稳定,这缓解了我生活中一些更艰难的方面。当我步入成年、离开家后,事情开始变得不那么好应付了。
Since the age of 25 I have experienced bouts(发作,一阵) of depression and ongoing anxiety, often resulting in breakdowns(崩溃,精神崩溃), or what I now understand to be autistic burnouts(耗竭,身心俱疲). Throughout adulthood I have seen numerous medical professionals and repeatedly been directed towards therapies, designed to deal with anxiety and depression, which have had limited success in addressing my life challenges.(成年后我看过许多医生,一再被引向针对焦虑和抑郁的疗法,但这些疗法在解决我的人生困境方面收效有限。)
从25岁起,我经历过多次抑郁发作和持续的焦虑,常常导致精神崩溃,或者我现在才明白的自闭症耗竭。成年后我看过许多医生,一再被引向针对焦虑和抑郁的疗法,但这些疗法在解决我的人生困境方面收效有限。