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25 Jun 2021, 4:29 pm

FranzOren wrote:
It could be that now a lot of people over age of 50 are now being diagnosed with ASD, because they developed almost in a normal way, That is why it may take decades to figure out that you might have ASD. That is how broad Autism is to me.
I agree. Asperger's Syndrome was added to the DSM in 1994. Folk born before 1971 (who are now 50) would have been adults by then and less likely to be diagnosed for mild symptoms.


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25 Jun 2021, 6:12 pm

It makes sense.