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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by senda on Friday February 17, 2023 @08:20AM (#34834310)
It's a temporary catch all term that needs to go away once science illuminates this dark corner. We don't know why cockroaches turn left or right, psychologists need to be humbled.
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Re:A giant step forward in understanding autism by faeriechangling on Saturday February 18, 2023 @01:04AM (#34844379)
Indeed, “spectrum” does mean “catch all” and autistics, where they do have medical issues (and they often do), don’t all have the same ones.
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