alt Hacker NewsAutism is much more than social awkwardness, and I'm sure you're not intending to be, but this post is extremely dehumanizing and insulting to people dealing with the issues that an ASD diagnosis typically presents with. and, by the way, many high functioning individuals have to fight for their entire lives to even get a diagnosis, so I'm not sure where you're getting your information from that these are being "handed out like candy" or whatever. I can point you to a variety of sources online if you're interested in learning what this actually is.
With respect, I am not insulting people dealing with the issues of ASD diagnosis. Autism is real and can be debilitating.
The comment I replied to said "...claim to be autistic" and that is what I am refering to.
I am calling out self-diagnosing over vague feelings of "feeling different" and on the basis of online tests.
Everyone who needs an autism diagnosis should get one. Not everyone who wants one.