GlobusGlobus t1_iydc09u wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:44 PM

Reply to comment by earthsworld in Autism Breakthrough: New Treatment Significantly Improves Social Skills and Brain Function by Shelfrock77

No one but me has read the definition of autism and the questionnaires used to define autism! That is a not a reasonable claim.

Having interests on any meaningful level is counted as a symptom for autism.

Keepfingthatchicken t1_iyditas wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:29 PM

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html please read this article about the requirements for asd. It is not having interests on a meaningful level. It is having a highly restricted fixation on narrow interests. Which is also only one of several requirements across multiple areas of life.

GlobusGlobus t1_iye1hgq wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Yeah, I know. My point is that people who lack an interest that fits that discription are all rather meaningless creatures without any stake. As born out by reality.

earthsworld t1_iydmowg wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:55 PM

> Having interests on any meaningful level is counted as a symptom for autism.

sorry, but you're clearly delusional.