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60 sats \ 8 replies \ @Malachi17 4 Apr 2024 \ parent \ on: The Rising Prevalence of Autism charts_and_numbers
The answer is more diagnosis. Whether they are correct or not...
I don't think that's the entire answer, but it's part of it. The allusion to possibly rampant overdiagnosis really interests me. Autism seems to have become something of a fad diagnosis for adults to hide behind.
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Autism, as an illness, has no existence without diagnosis. Take away the financial incentives it offers, and I suspect you will find "actual cases" drop acutely.
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That doesn't sound right. I've definitely met people who clearly meet the colloquial use of "autistic".
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How does what I've said preclude those cases?
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Autism, as an illness, has no existence without diagnosis.
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your point, here. There are plenty of people who struggle with something that we all call "autism".
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They present the symptoms. Whether they have it is another matter.