Autism Being over diagnosed?

Ok I watched it. It is largely opinion; there are limited facts.

He is thinking only level 2-3 type people should have the label.

He suggests ASD rates have risen in the wealthy as they can afford private diagnosis. You could say, so what. If they meet the criteria it means they are not using up NHS diagnostic bandwidth. If they are using up support bandwidth then is this so terrible,? If people need help they need help. It should not be a class issue. It is this animosity towards wealthier people which seems to be his real issue. Ideally everyone who needs it would get support.

He also suggest the diagnostic criteria are too broad. I suppose it could be better to have more than one name depending on symptoms, so those who need the most help are more visible. Perhaps merging things under ASD may have been a mistake.

He feels having high functioning people, for want of a better phrase, on tv does not help. Although you don't know what hidden issues they have.

I don't know that just anyone could meet the criteria, as he suggests. But it is not necessarily wrong to question if pathologising lower level needs is helpful to the individuals.

His suggestion people just need some time with a psychologist kind of misses the point that I ended up looking for diagnosis due to seeing a psychologist. It also misses the point that treatments can be different depending on whether you are ASD or not, so knowing helps.

If it is trendy, as he suggests then rates should drop in a few years. I am not sure they have in the year since this video was done.

Overall, I am not sure he is that knowledgeable. It seems more of a complaint that limited resources are not used on those with the most needs. But I am not sure whether that is true.

Ok I watched it. It is largely opinion; there are limited facts.

He is thinking only level 2-3 type people should have the label.

He suggests ASD rates have risen in the wealthy as they can afford private diagnosis. You could say, so what. If they meet the criteria it means they are not using up NHS diagnostic bandwidth. If they are using up support bandwidth then is this so terrible,? If people need help they need help. It should not be a class issue. It is this animosity towards wealthier people which seems to be his real issue. Ideally everyone who needs it would get support.

He also suggest the diagnostic criteria are too broad. I suppose it could be better to have more than one name depending on symptoms, so those who need the most help are more visible. Perhaps merging things under ASD may have been a mistake.

He feels having high functioning people, for want of a better phrase, on tv does not help. Although you don't know what hidden issues they have.

I don't know that just anyone could meet the criteria, as he suggests. But it is not necessarily wrong to question if pathologising lower level needs is helpful to the individuals.

His suggestion people just need some time with a psychologist kind of misses the point that I ended up looking for diagnosis due to seeing a psychologist. It also misses the point that treatments can be different depending on whether you are ASD or not, so knowing helps.

If it is trendy, as he suggests then rates should drop in a few years. I am not sure they have in the year since this video was done.

Overall, I am not sure he is that knowledgeable. It seems more of a complaint that limited resources are not used on those with the most needs. But I am not sure whether that is true.