“Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 to 6.3 per 1,000 in 2022, researchers found. Diagnosis rates climbed at a faster rate among adults in their mid-20s to mid-30s in that period, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.”

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    18 days ago

    …Does anyone even know what the hell Autism even is anymore? Two decades later, seems like it’s not. It’s just the ‘everything we deem not normal, someone is on the spectrum’ diagnosis.

    A therapist, I kid you not, thought that because I had a conscience in my mind (an inner voice) felt I was on the spectrum. That’s how much bullshit this Autism thing has gotten. A totally normal thing that I was told, convinced a therapist that I’m on the spectrum. Just anything can be fucking autistic apparently.