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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Come on guys. I think we can all look back at our childhood and realize that we knew several people who would probably be diagnosed with Autism, based on today’s standards. [b]That’s one reason for an increase in diagnosis. [/b]My dad had two very specific interests his entire life and had incredible knowledge of those things. His sister was very rigid with her routines and brands of products she used. I am not diagnosing based on just that, but it is an example of something that would be considered a sign by today’s standards.

An interesting theory I heard as another cause for the increase - the growing STEM field and more women entering STEM careers. More people with mild Autism are meeting through work and college and are getting married. Their kids are more likely to have it and possibly more severe. I don’t have a lick of evidence for that. Just something I heard and thought was interesting. I am not saying that’s a bad thing at all.

Also, if you look at the long list of Autistic people who contributed greatly to this world - I don’t know that it is something that needs to be cured…Einstein, Isaac Newton, Michelangelo, etc. Like what we have done with “gifted” people, we need to focus on giving them what they need to thrive. Obviously, this is different for Level 3 Autism. They need more care and support, and we need to continue learning how to lessen their symptoms. But I don’t think “taking away Autism” is what we need. [/quote]

No serious person thinks this accounts for the increase. Moreover, media presentations of benign manifestations of the condition obscure that the condition is profoundly disabling for a huge share of the kids who have it. A substantial minority of those kids who have it cannot speak. To act like it is just pathologizing the quirky is simply wrong on the facts and lacks compassion to those who have been profoundly disabled by a condition that many elites are curiously hostile to studying with any scientific rigor. [/quote]

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