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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Conditions can be both over diagnosed and underdiagnosed at the same time in different populations.

Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive, see text):

Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following, currently or by history (examples are illustrative, not exhaustive; see text):

Symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.

If you look at the diagnostic requirements, autism will be quite obvious to everyone in multiple contexts.

Even those at Level 1 require support to manage social interactions and behaviour

Level 1: Social communication
Without supports in place, deficits in social communication cause noticeable impairments. Difficulty initiating social interactions, and clear examples of atypical or unsuccessful response to social overtures of others. May appear to have decreased interest in social interactions. For example, a person who is able to speak in full sentences and engages in communication but whose to- and-fro conversation with others fails, and whose attempts to make friends are odd and typically unsuccessful.

Level 1: Restricted, repetitive behaviors
Inflexibility of behavior causes significant interference with functioning in one or more contexts. Difficulty switching between activities. Problems of organization and planning hamper independence.

Independence is possible but requires substantive supports.

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It seems like you copied and pasted this from somewhere but I can't tell where. Why'd didn't you include a link for attribution?

As for your assertion that "If you look at the diagnostic requirements, autism will be quite obvious to everyone in multiple contexts" - that is simply false. Most people are not qualified to identify autism. Many people tell us they never would have noticed my child is autistic, but she meets every single one of the criteria and has displayed symptoms since infancy. People have certain perceptions of what autism is, often based on older definitions. That is irrelevant to the fact that my child has real support needs and is asking well precisely because she has supports.[/quote]

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