Genetic risk and a claimed shift in autism’s definition
A post cites a study it says shows people with lower genetically predicted risk of autism and ADHD are increasingly likely to be diagnosed.
TLDR
A user argues that autism’s definition has drifted, citing what they describe as new genetic evidence. They say people with progressively lower genetically predicted risk of autism—and ADHD—are more likely to receive diagnoses than they used to be, and interpret that pattern as evidence of a changing definition.
Genetic risk and a claimed shift in autism’s definition
A post cites a study it says shows people with lower genetically predicted risk of autism and ADHD are increasingly likely to be diagnosed.
