Thanks for bringing attention to this, might fetus. I don't really care about autism but it is worrying to see the dangerous ignorance of parents.
Sounds highly plausible given the way it goes with ADD, but do they really misdiagnose autism? All of the autistic people I've seen have very unique characteristics that, unlike ADD, would not blend in.
It just seems that a few years ago every kid was ADD/ADHD and now every other kid has autism. I know they are better at diagnosing it, but I think a lot of parents excuse their child's bad behavior with "He can't help it, he has ADD/ADHD/autism" Kinda like my mom always used to say about my brother "oh, he just needs a nap"
Just cuz a parent says their kid has it, doesn't mean they have been diagnosed.
Sounds highly plausible given the way it goes with ADD, but do they really misdiagnose autism? All of the autistic people I've seen have very unique characteristics that, unlike ADD, would not blend in.