They added those with Asperger’s into the Autism bucket. I think that’s a mistake. I am very different from those that stim, can’t communicate, and so forth. As someone with this for my whole life, Asperger’s and Autism are NOT the same condition. But it bumps the numbers up.
This has been my concern regarding the claimed increase. Expand the definition, of course you get greater numbers. Not my field of professional study but what’s the justification for lumping other conditions such as Asperger with Autism?
They added those with Asperger’s into the Autism bucket. I think that’s a mistake. I am very different from those that stim, can’t communicate, and so forth. As someone with this for my whole life, Asperger’s and Autism are NOT the same condition. But it bumps the numbers up.
It appears to me that Newton, Edison, Jefferson, Tesla, and many, if not most of those responsible for significant technical and scientific advances show strong signs of Aspergers.