Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by emodendroket on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:30AM
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Well, maybe that’s what’s happening. Or maybe a lot more people have realized they’re likely autistic than in the past. Getting a diagnosis seems like a lot of trouble to be “trendy.”
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Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by stathibus on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:32AM
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The people trying to be trendy are not the people seeking medical diagnoses in my anecdotal experience, but the fetishization of mental disorders on the internet as social media profile badges among young people is not helping anything.
Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by emodendroket on Saturday December 25, 2021 @03:30PM
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Sure. Probably not. But I think anyone who's booking an appointment with a doctor at least have some basis for believing they might meet the diagnostic criteria.
Re:“Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019)
by schleck8 on Saturday December 25, 2021 @11:43AM
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In a lot of cases on Tiktok they turn it into a quirky "twitching" and saying cute things. You barely see anyone where it doesn't come across adorably. Most of them are faking it for attention.