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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s crazy that the DSM is so influential on the pop culture that this is a real concern. You’d think we would have room to discuss the spectrum nature of autism in our lived experiences even if that doesn’t fit the billing codes. [/quote]

I actually think the problem with a lot of social media posts about autism is that they don’t look closely at DSM criteria. I saw one that said something about associating rubbing your feet together in bed with autism. I assume it was just a throwaway joke but people watching it see that and think “omg i rub my feet together! I might be autistic!” And then they hear more and more another these manifestations of autism and self-diagnose. But if they would look at the DSM they would see that they only meet one of the diagnostic criteria in section B and you need at least two. They don’t understand that all the symptoms of autism are also symptoms of other issues. So if you can’t stand crowds but you don’t experience sensory overload you’re probably suffering from social anxiety and not autism.

I do think that the requirement that the social/communication impacts require support is a problem in that the same person might need support in one context but not another, depending upon the demands placed upon them. This combined with the fact that autism evaluations cost an obscene amount of money makes me understand why people self-diagnose instead of getting an official evaluation. [/quote]

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