Re: Are there more autistic people now?

On Thu, 15 May 2025 17:31:52 -0400, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Back in the day

"For someone to be diagnosed with autism, they need to have
'persistent difficulties in social life and in social communication,'"
I would have to take a deeper dive into this topic, but superficially
the above suggests conformity to their norms.

And there's solid research showing that autism is
largely a product of the genes you inherit from your parents.

I suspect that is a bit off....Case in point: "Children who enrolled
in Head Start programs are more likely to graduate from high school
and attend college, have improved social, emotional, and behavioral
development, and are better prepared to be parents themselves than
similar children who did not attend the program."

Nature vs Nuture.....