Whenever someone talks about an autism "epidemic", I think it's worthwhile to compare the diagnostic criteria used in the 1980s and today Is it surprising that more people are considered autistic today than 40 years ago?pic.twitter.com/4QmblbvdNp
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The diagnosis of "autism" from the 1980s only covers people with the most severe of ASDs using today's classification No wonder the numbers are bigger now!pic.twitter.com/wgrr0Bno1R
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