Autism diagnoses are up 78% in 10 years. We're dramatically overdiagnosing it

Re:Autism diagnoses are up 78% in 10 years. We're dramatical... by jasonlotito on Monday September 23, 2013 @11:34PM (#6435786)

While you make good points, all to often I see people use articles like this as an excuse to question those diagnosed with autism. As a father of 2 children with autism (and no, we're not talking about high-IQ introverted children), there is a lot of stigma associated with autism already.

So, this is just a friendly reminder not to try and make armchair diagnoses.

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Re:Autism diagnoses are up 78% in 10 years. We're dramatical... by jonnathanson on Monday September 23, 2013 @11:50PM (#6435851)

"all to often I see people use articles like this as an excuse to question those diagnosed with autism"

That's certainly not my intent, and I hope that's not what this is being taken for. I apologize if I've given that impression!

For the record, I have a (legitimately) autistic family member myself.

I think we should work to ease both stigmata: the stigma associated with autism, and the stigma associated with this particular combination of high-IQ + introversion.

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Re:Autism diagnoses are up 78% in 10 years. We're dramatical... by jasonlotito on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @12:31AM (#6435984)

> That's certainly not my intent, and I hope that's not what this is being taken for.

I know, and I don't take it that way. =) Like I said, you make good points.

> I apologize if I've given that impression!

To be clear, you haven't. However, I've always been impressed with how people can twist intent.

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