Post #32980 by Lambo on the US Policy board

Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy ❤

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (5)

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

No. of Recommendations: 3

The main reason we are finding more autism is simple: Clinicians are getting better at spotting what was always there.

That would be the top part of the rise. The bottom part of the rise was the expansion of the autism spectrum to include other behaviors, along with the continual refinement of diagnosis. So say for the last 15 years that's true, but the first 15 years was developing toward the autistic spectrum in 2005-6. That development was was necessary to have well developed diagnostic criteria - which caused your articles claim. We are probably over diagnosing now, but that will level out.

I once dated a very beautiful woman who was autistic and distant. Too distant for me. She had no women bffs.

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

Print the post

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (5)

Prev | Next

Announcements

US Policy FAQ

Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

A community forum supporting civilized, and highly helpful, self-educating investors that come together for Shrewdness and merry spirits. These message boards closely follow the look and feel of the old message boards at boards.fool.com prior to the boards redirected to discussion.fool.com. Shrewd'm is not affiliated with the comprehensive and excellent investment website, The Motley Fool (TMF), in any way. The Shrewd commmunity here has owed, and continues to owe, gratitude to The Motley Fool for nurturing a culture of jovial irreverence towards Wall St, and that tradition will continue here.