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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think any medical provider is going to say that if a someone is still alive without being provided services, that this means they cannot have had autism.

"Needs services" is not a matter of survival. It means that the individual qualifies for services, whether they were provided or not. You can perhaps survive without them, but you should be offered them.[/quote]

The criteria for Level 1 says needs support to function, not services.[/quote]

You do realize you are quoting a "healthline" article, not the specific clinical guidelines reference, right? It is written in lay language to explain things, and what you are quoting is not in the DSM. It's someone else's opinion.

Would it be helpful to link for you the actual clinical guidelines used by professionals?[/quote]

Feel free! It is also in there.[/quote]

Okay, please indicate where the DSM-V indicates "needs support to function." I don't even find the word "support" in the actual diagnostic criteria,

Here's the link. Thanks in advance.

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html[/quote]

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