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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah it's because quirky/nerdy/introverted people are being diagnosed as mild autism.

I also think a lot of this is that kids don't have friends anymore the way prior generations did. Kids used to spend afternoons and summers with their friends. They had close bonds. Now there is just a lot of screens and planned activities. Kids might see each other on the baseball field, but they don't have time to talk to each other before being shuttled to the next activity. I live in a kid neighborhood, with social kids and it's like pulling teeth to get playdates. When kids have no friends they just turn to screens.

I'm an extrovert and I'm sure people would say I'm NT, but I have a lot of social anxiety. I have to force myself to make small talk, shake hands, look people in the eye. It doesn't come natural. I also feel little to no emotion around things that so many people find traumatic- like miscarriages. I have 3 kids I love more than life (and I had infertility and did IVF), but those miscarriages I had? Didn't bother me in the least. I struggle to understand how other women are as affected and I wonder what's wrong with me. I often wonder if I'm autistic.[/quote]

You’re not autistic if the attributes don’t cause clinical impairments.

I think what you note about social opportunities for kids is true, but doesn’t cause autism per se. It makes it worse, and maybe tips some kids from “no clinical impairment” to “impairment.” It may also cause some misdiagnosis of kids who actually can socialize but don’t due to lack of opportunity. [/quote]

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