asonicpushforenergy t1_j1nuvs5 wrote
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Only autistic people are on the autistic spectrum.
ooooooooooooolivia t1_j1oseer wrote
What I meant was: all people are neurodiverse to some degree. We all have traits that would be considered signs of autism, but some people have more than others or are impacted more by them, and that's when it gets diagnosed as a disorder.
Autism is not a clearly defined genetic or physical trait; the line we draw to say someone has it is artificial. Autism being a complex disorder almost necessarily means some factors will occur in nearly all people. There's like hundreds of genes that relate to it
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