Research abstract

Diagnostic arbitrariness and NO, not everyone is “somewhere on the spectrum”

Categorizing people is never the correct way to approach anyone, much less those that struggle socially and in learning. Autism is even more different. The assumptions of the place on a spectrum for children can make it harder for you and them. By Alyssa Hillary

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It’s never good to categorize an individual more so to the people who are on the autism spectrum. It is never easy to assume that an individual may have autism. The article focuses on how not to categorize a person in the autism spectrum disorder.

Key takeaways

  1. Someone who does not have autism may show characteristics of someone who might, but that does not mean that everyone is somewhere on the autistic spectrum.
  2. Autistic behavior is a subset of normal human behavior.
  3. An additional issue is that not every person is easy to identify and not everyone who is identifying the person who may be on the spectrum can understand how it works.

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