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We may not have everything pinned down yet, partially because of the "I am/my kid is special too!" movement; but if several or more symptoms aren't shared, the specific label shouldn't be shared. (lemm.ee)
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[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I do like a lot of what you're saying, but this over here made me raise an eyebrow:

In the end, whether someone is autistic or not (as currently defined by autism as a diagnosis) is subject to an arbitrary line where the judge says “this is/isn’t autistic enough”

So you're saying that "whether someone is autistic or not is arbitrary, there is no finite criteria," and "everybody's a little autistic, some people are just more"?

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

So you’re saying that “whether someone is autistic or not is arbitrary, there is no finite criteria,” and “everybody’s a little autistic, some people are just more”?

Not really, I'm fine with putting a line somewhere, I'm just acknowledging that such a line isn't going to be objective, and some people would put it a little further or a little earlier.