Is the changing definition of autism narrowing what we think of as ‘normal’?

As the power and recognition of modern psychiatry as a medical field have expanded, so has the way we think about and define different conditions, including autism. The diagnostic criteria for autism have gotten broader, helping it go from a rare disorder to one that affects one in 68 children in just a few decades.

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Topics:
Education

Author:
Jennifer Sarrett

Source:
The Conversation

Date published:
Mon 21st Sep, 2015