[Harrison Bergeron]

Before anybody gets excited, people should look into the research of conservative author Thomas Sowell, who uncovered astounding figures on the overdiagnoses of autism, especially among boys.

The Einstein Syndrome

Late Talking Children - Bright Children Who Talk Late

With the rush to force diagnoses like ADHD on boys and dispense Ritalin at the behest of teachers looking for a cure for boyhood, faulty diagnoses of autism are being found as a convenient way to sidetrack yet more boys. While autism is real, there is massive evidence that it is wildly overdiagnosed and held to shifting standards among counselors, therapists, and physicians.

If you need info on autism, and trust the mind of Dr. Sowell, you owe it to yourself to read these books.

[TomB]

You would think that these people would look at the avalanche of new ADHD cases every year and see a parallel with the diagnosis of autism, but they just wave thier hands and ignore it. Thanks for the links, I didn't realize Dr. Sowell discusses autism in them.