23-08-2026 10:04 via socialpsychology.org

A Split in the Spectrum? The Ongoing Battle to Define Autism

Source: Google News - HealthIf someone asked you to think of an autistic person, who would come to mind? The world's richest man, Elon Musk? Maybe Greta Thunberg, who says being different can be a superpower? In recent years there has been a rise in the number of people with an autism diagnosis, and the National Autistic Society says there remains "a significant underdiagnosis of autism, particularly among women and older people." Yet experts vary in how they define the...
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