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Criticism of Broad Autism Phenotype

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I have some criticism of Broad Autism Phenotype.

Broad Autism Phenotype seems to blur the lines between a neurotypical that has persistent autistic traits and a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Tha argument can be made is if s person has a diagnosis or not. 

There are also some people that have Unspecified Neurodevelopmental Disorder that have symptoms similar to Autism Spectrum Disorder, but they may not meet full diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

It's just so confusing.

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  • It appears to me to be a useful way to describe people with autistic traits who do not quite reach the criteria for diagnosis. Obviously, such people exist, why not give them a term that describes them in a succinct way? While autism is a spectrum, the spectrum must extend beyond those who are clinically diagnosable into the population in general, as this is what all multifactorial conditions do.

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  • It appears to me to be a useful way to describe people with autistic traits who do not quite reach the criteria for diagnosis. Obviously, such people exist, why not give them a term that describes them in a succinct way? While autism is a spectrum, the spectrum must extend beyond those who are clinically diagnosable into the population in general, as this is what all multifactorial conditions do.

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