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The truth about being autistic: experts separate fact from fiction

Jonn

Jonn

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The truth about being autistic: experts separate fact from fiction​

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Eighty years ago, autism was thought to affect only one in 2,500 – yet today one in 36 children are believed to have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). And a study in 2021 found a 787 per cent increase in the number of diagnoses in the UK between 1998 and 2018.

What experts can’t decide on is whether this exponential rise is due to a deeper understanding and greater awareness of the condition leading to more people being diagnosed; or whether it’s genuinely affecting more people in today’s modern world. Or a combination of all the above. What is clear is that over the decades since autism was named, many myths have shrouded those affected.
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https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/ot...&cvid=32b83d39d1f2490ed0f0be4d63f0d7ff&ei=239
Ignore the puzzle graphic. :cool:
 
Jonn said:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/ot...&cvid=32b83d39d1f2490ed0f0be4d63f0d7ff&ei=239
Ignore the puzzle graphic. :cool:
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The puzzle graphic!!!!! noooo!!!!!!!

Anyway, the actual resource is pretty good. No nonsense, very clear, and pretty fair. So thanks.

I think the only point I would disagree with is the stuff in the answer to only boys being affected. I feel the narrative of "it was obvious in boys, but girls mask better because sugar 'n' spice, etc." is probably biased. It's not clear if there aren't a LOT of boys out there who are also good at masking, and also missed because it is assumed they wouldn't be. Certainly the number of adult men being diagnosed so late doesn't suggest that it's more obvious and less masked in men than women.

I tend to think there might be a bunch of boys out there where it ISN'T obvious, and assuming they don't exist because in some boys it is and because of some "women are from venus" stuff is probably a mistake.
 
Jonn said:
Yes, that was unfortunate. lol

Thank you for your post.

To be clear to everyone:
An article posted doesn't mean an article totally embraced.
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Oh of course, absolutely. And to be fair, it's actually pretty well written for this sort of thing IMO.
 
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