Lifestyle choice

soboiceland said:

I agree with him. Autism is a lifestyle choice and preferences.

Where in the video does he say this and how can he diagnose autism with this belief?

www.health-private.co.uk/

A diagnosis is clinical and the opposite of a 'lifestyle choice'.

3:22 - he says it's not an illness
3:30 - he says it's not a disorder
3:37 - he says it's a super intelligence
4:20 - he disagrees that it's a disabling condition (I disagree with him here)
5:23 - It's a lifestyle choice/ preference

3:22 - he says it's not an illness
3:30 - he says it's not a disorder
3:37 - he says it's a super intelligence
4:20 - he disagrees that it's a disabling condition (I disagree with him here)
5:23 - It's a lifestyle choice/ preference

soboiceland said:

5:23 - It's a lifestyle choice/ preference

It is extraordinary that this Dr is seen as fit to provide a clinical diagnosis of autism with this belief.

I wonder if the GMC is aware.

It is quite contrary to the accepted medical standard for autism.

'Autism is a difference in how your brain develops that affects how you see and experience the world. It is often called a type of neurodivergence.'

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/

'Autism is genetic. You’re born autistic and you’re autistic for life.'

www.autism.org.uk/.../autism-is-genetic-and-why-this-information-matters-now