Tag: Asperger

  • We’ve called autism a disease for decades. We were wrong.

    We’ve called autism a disease for decades. We were wrong.

    I’ve heard it suggested before: autism isn’t actually a disease. I’ve heard it suggested that it might be a new stage of evolution, maybe. While I am undecided on that, I think the severe forms of autism should definitely be treated like a disorder. High-functioning autism though, that may indeed be a different beast… It’s…