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[–]QueenBread[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm not really all convinced with your logic. For example, from what I know in my country autism isn't even a spectrum: you either have it (and it shows immediately), or you don't. No thing as "socially functional autists" here. Yet, at least.

[–]FediNetizen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've gotta be honest, if you think it's not a spectrum, then you really need to read up on autism some more. Asperger's as a milder and less-dysfunctional form of Autism was identified back in the 1940s. Since then the term has expanded to note people that display some mild autism symptoms that aren't quite severe enough to merit a diagnosis.

[–]QueenBread[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Different cultural standards. Just like nowadays transpeople are considered normal instead of mentally ill, my country still has the idea that autism is one thing and not a spectrum.

I think gender ideology should tip you off that every time someone says "X is a spectrum", what they really mean is that they want to be included into X even if they're not X.

TL; DR: if only real autists got psychological help and medicines, there would be much much less $$$$$$ to be made. Thankfully, being diagnosed alleged autism is a good way for people to avoid facing their social problems, so win-win: doctors get big money, the person feels like they don't have to change their personality.