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Asperger’s, Autism, and Diagnostic Reclassification
How diagnostic reclassification helped create the appearance of an autism epidemic, and what changing case definitions do to trend data.
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By Devin Teichrow. Published April 19, 2025.
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How diagnostic reclassification helped create the appearance of an autism epidemic, and what changing case definitions do to trend data.
“Why don’t we see the increase (in autism) in adults?”
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