and over diagnosis. anecdotal but relevant. i have a friend that works for the state as an assessor for people trying to get gibs. their #1 cash cow is getting their kids considered autistic and on disability. they told me that year after year the benchmark for consideration becomes lower and lower. meaning where at one point kids needed to be actually foaming at the mouth retards and now it's just "my kid can't sit still". like 60% of people are autistic by modern metrics.
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