can we use this to detect all the tiktok normies who are now claiming they have autism to be spedcal? that is the question.

Edit: HNs love to "steel man" every argument, just not my elegant shit posts. Hey, what gives? Here is the extended argument then. Modern psychiatric circles are complaining about a trend of patients that are basically using information online to fake psychiatric disorders. It's based on whatever is "fashionable" in the moment. In the past it was "multiple personality disorder" (contested -- most dont think it exists.) Today its autism and ADHD.

Why is this bad? Because there's a limited number of resources available to help these disabled individuals. And it really doesn't help them out much when the the spokesmen for their illness don't even have the illness. You should look at the diagnostic increases for autism in Australia. "In 2022 there were 290,900 Autistic Australians, a 41.8% increase from the 205,200 in 2018" Now, does +41 percent reflect a capability increase in diagnosis ability? Or (more likely) does it reflect trends in people seeking out the diagnosis.

Keep in mind getting diagnosed with autism in Australia comes with considerable benefits. You get bux from cennolink for life. Potentially people come to clean your house for you (yes really). There are organisations to improve your quality of life that will even make allowances for things like buying you a gaming PC if thats what it means for you or cooking meals for you. There are also allowances in scholastic capacities like additional test time, longer periods to do assignments, and on and on. You're basically set for life in Australia if you get an autism diagnosis which people share how to do on TikTok.

So yeah, that's the context for my post. I'm seeing many people now faking this illness and I think its messed up.