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Neurodiversity and autism

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The Evolution of Autistic People

In the 80s, there was about 1 in 10,000 people thought to be autistic. In the 2000s were looking at more like 1 in 100s but now it's closer to 1 in 67. The reason for that is actually because of how we diagnose autism as change. Women and girls who are autistic have become more effective at identifying.

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