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I don't know why this post has been voted down. Autism most definitely is not a mental illness. It's a disability.

• xapata 8y ago
  What's the difference? Would you prefer "condition"?
  • iand 8y ago
    The difference is that autism cannot be eliminated via psychiatric methods. It's a neurological condition.
    • jnwatson 8y ago
      Nor can schizophrenia be eliminated via psychiatric methods.
    • xapata 8y ago
      I think many aspects of a mind cannot be eliminated by psychiatric methods, yet most we would simply call personality.
  • loceng 8y ago
    Developmental disorder is more widely used, and more correct.