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Bayro1997 t1_jdhrdw4 wrote

But the reason is also that autism has been extremely expanded in its definition. Many previously separately listed mental, intellectual and social disabilities are now included in autism; even ADHD is now a form of autism.

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TwoHundredPlants t1_jditv4y wrote

ADHD is not a form of autism, while they're often co-morbid, they have separate and non-overlapping diagnostic criteria.

They are both forms of "neurodivergence," but not the same.

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