I wish that were true. Unfortunately, it's not.
Yes it is true. ANY child phsycologist will tell you that the definition of Autism as been GREATLY enlarged.
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/24/28/6392
Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that is diag-
nosed in early childhood and characterized by a core deficit in
social interaction (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).
Other components of the disorder may include language impair-
ments, stereotypical behaviors, and unusual fear or anxiety. Since
Kanner (1943) initially described the disorder over 60 years ago,
the definition of the autistic spectrum has evolved and now en-
compasses a wide range of severity of social and emotional ab-
normalities with varying levels of cognitive and linguistic func-
tioning. The disorder ranges from low functioning with mental
retardation [low-functioning autism (LFA)] to high functioning
(HFA)]. Almost simultaneously with Kanner, Asperger (1944)
described a group of children with a narrow range of interests and
impaired social interaction similar to high-functioning autism
but whose development of verbal ability was not delayed. The
distinction of Asperger syndrome (ASP) from high-functioning
autism is controversial (Klin et al., 1995; Ozonoff et al., 2000;
Howlin, 2003).