Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part D: Symptoms cause significant impairment in multiple areas of functioning

This is likely the final (planned) post in my series of posts about how the official US’s CDC criteria for …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: (yeah…about that ‘masking’ thing…)

This post is the fifth post in a multi-post series in which I’ve interpreted the United States’ official CDC criteria …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part C: Symptoms…in early development

Today, I’ll continue with my series of posts on how the US CDC criteria appear to apply to someone in …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part B (2-4): restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior

This is the third post (although it could be considered the second half of the second post) in a multi-post …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part B (1): Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements

This is the second post in what will probably ultimately become a series of four or five posts, in which …

Sifting through the US CDC’s official diagnostic criteria for autism ~ Part A: Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction

My lifelong experience is that I’ve had a tough time getting other people to take me seriously.  I’ve often felt …