Explaining The Increase: Factors contributing to the increase in Autism numbers. I will also share what I, personally, believe the REAL number is at the end of the piece.
I think it is about what you theorized. However, UNTIL we include late diagnosed individuals, we won't actually see accommodations become more normalized.
I have no idea on a guess but I have to say that the increase in diagnosing children has led to an increase in diagnosing adults. Because my niece and nephews were diagnosed that led to awareness that my brothers are autistic as well. They've always been autistic but it wasn't diagnosed when I was growing up. Then we realized other members in the extended family are autistic as well including grandparents and so on. There have always been autistic people around.... It hasn't increased.
I'll venture a guess: 1 in 25? And that's being conservative. It may end up being more like 1 in 5. Still significantly outnumbered, as any military general will tell you.
Yeah, I would give it a range of 1 in 10 to one in 25 - let's see where it is in 10 years when we know more. They don't really understand masking even now.
Thank you for responding so vividly to the many incorrect and erroneous assumptions made about autism by people who obviously do not know how it works. As an autistic person, I appreciate all efforts made to have the truth known.
I think it is about what you theorized. However, UNTIL we include late diagnosed individuals, we won't actually see accommodations become more normalized.
I have no idea on a guess but I have to say that the increase in diagnosing children has led to an increase in diagnosing adults. Because my niece and nephews were diagnosed that led to awareness that my brothers are autistic as well. They've always been autistic but it wasn't diagnosed when I was growing up. Then we realized other members in the extended family are autistic as well including grandparents and so on. There have always been autistic people around.... It hasn't increased.
ABSOLUTELY!
I'll venture a guess: 1 in 25? And that's being conservative. It may end up being more like 1 in 5. Still significantly outnumbered, as any military general will tell you.
I’d go with the higher estimate. I think we are Legion.
Yeah, I would give it a range of 1 in 10 to one in 25 - let's see where it is in 10 years when we know more. They don't really understand masking even now.
I was thinking more like 1 in 5. Wouldn’t a spectrum include varying degrees of expression?
Good point.
Thank you for responding so vividly to the many incorrect and erroneous assumptions made about autism by people who obviously do not know how it works. As an autistic person, I appreciate all efforts made to have the truth known.
I hope I have expressed it simply and clearly so it's easy to repeat