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Does this account for the fact that women tend to be underdiagnosed? Loads of people go undiagnosed: https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-undiagnosed-adult

Does this account for the fact that women tend to be underdiagnosed? Loads of people go undiagnosed: https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-undiagnosed-adults-struggling-autism-shadows.html https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-undiagnosed-adults-... I know people in tech have a tendency to try and break things. But I think everyone should give professionals in their respective fields just a little bit of benefit of the doubt. Remember, these studies probably talk about averages and populations NOT individuals. And that test was just 1 example of the problems they give.

Mz 9y ago
This post is by some guy who calls himself Donald Clark and I see zero credentials given. I am not "in tech." Posting to HN says nothing about one's profession. At one time, I was Director of Community Life for The TAG Project. It was an unpaid position, I took it because I was homeschooling my 2xE kids, both of whom are likely somewhere on the spectrum. So, I know something about the issues of people on the spectrum and I know something about testing generally and my interest in this subject is not just some passing fancy because I am bored on a Sunday. Tests are just tools. They sometimes get misused. My question should be taken literally, not inferred to be outright dismissive, as so many people here seem to be doing.
- throwaway88512 9y ago
  > This post is by some guy who calls himself Donald Clark No, the post is by a person calling himself Jon Reidel[1]. Who knows why he calls himself that, maybe it's his name? > My question should be taken literally, not inferred to be outright dismissive If you don't want to be perceived as dismissive, perhaps you should stop making strange, snide remarks about someone's name. [1] http://www.uvm.edu/ugresearch/?Page=news&storyID=23724&category=uvmresearch http://www.uvm.edu/ugresearch/?Page=news&storyID=23724&categ...

Mz 9y ago

This post is by some guy who calls himself Donald Clark and I see zero credentials given. I am not "in tech." Posting to HN says nothing about one's profession. At one time, I was Director of Community Life for The TAG Project. It was an unpaid position, I took it because I was homeschooling my 2xE kids, both of whom are likely somewhere on the spectrum. So, I know something about the issues of people on the spectrum and I know something about testing generally and my interest in this subject is not just some passing fancy because I am bored on a Sunday. Tests are just tools. They sometimes get misused. My question should be taken literally, not inferred to be outright dismissive, as so many people here seem to be doing.

throwaway88512 9y ago
> This post is by some guy who calls himself Donald Clark No, the post is by a person calling himself Jon Reidel[1]. Who knows why he calls himself that, maybe it's his name? > My question should be taken literally, not inferred to be outright dismissive If you don't want to be perceived as dismissive, perhaps you should stop making strange, snide remarks about someone's name. [1] http://www.uvm.edu/ugresearch/?Page=news&storyID=23724&category=uvmresearch http://www.uvm.edu/ugresearch/?Page=news&storyID=23724&categ...