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Is there an objective test for autism or is it just a matter of convincing an expert that you’re autistic? I’m asking because, if society provides enough benef

Is there an objective test for autism or is it just a matter of convincing an expert that you’re autistic? I’m asking because, if society provides enough benefits for people “on the spectrum” how do we prevent people from gaming the system? When benefits are involved at all, people act funny. I’m reminded of people misusing handicapped parking placards, for instance. I’ve also known people with perfect vision to wear eyeglasses because they found them fashionable.

ThrustVectoring 8y ago
Autism is a developmental disorder, so any case severe enough to need large amounts of social support will generally get diagnosed before people start trying to rig the system (Munchausen by Proxy cases excepted, of course). You can get an adult diagnosis of autism spectrum, and they'll ask about your childhood, but it's not currently worthwhile to verify via interviewing your parents. Also, social security disability benefits for autism are difficult to obtain without a childhood diagnosis. Basically the thinking is that if you weren't disabled enough for your parents to need help getting you through school, you're not disabled enough to be unable to work. This really sucks for the edge cases that fall through the gap, but does have anti-fraud advantages.
TheCoelacanth 8y ago
Would this even be a benefit for someone without autism? It appears to just be an alternate interview process. Unless you are failing the standard interview for the specific reasons that the alternate process is designed to avoid, you would be better off with the less time consuming standard process.
mamcx 8y ago
Exist some "light" autism (that maybe I have?) and CAPITAL Autism (that my twin have). The second? It impair life so hard is impossible to live without constant help. The kind of autism most people talk, like the one that is so "good" that you could actually have a nice Job on Dell and others, maybe is hard to diagnose. That is the reason to say is a "spectrum" But autism that is in the hard side of this spectrum? Is impossible to miss it.
baddox 8y ago
How is the eyeglass thing remotely relevant? People wear jewelry because it’s fashionable as well.

ThrustVectoring 8y ago

Autism is a developmental disorder, so any case severe enough to need large amounts of social support will generally get diagnosed before people start trying to rig the system (Munchausen by Proxy cases excepted, of course). You can get an adult diagnosis of autism spectrum, and they'll ask about your childhood, but it's not currently worthwhile to verify via interviewing your parents. Also, social security disability benefits for autism are difficult to obtain without a childhood diagnosis. Basically the thinking is that if you weren't disabled enough for your parents to need help getting you through school, you're not disabled enough to be unable to work. This really sucks for the edge cases that fall through the gap, but does have anti-fraud advantages.

TheCoelacanth 8y ago

Would this even be a benefit for someone without autism? It appears to just be an alternate interview process. Unless you are failing the standard interview for the specific reasons that the alternate process is designed to avoid, you would be better off with the less time consuming standard process.

mamcx 8y ago

Exist some "light" autism (that maybe I have?) and CAPITAL Autism (that my twin have). The second? It impair life so hard is impossible to live without constant help. The kind of autism most people talk, like the one that is so "good" that you could actually have a nice Job on Dell and others, maybe is hard to diagnose. That is the reason to say is a "spectrum" But autism that is in the hard side of this spectrum? Is impossible to miss it.

baddox 8y ago

How is the eyeglass thing remotely relevant? People wear jewelry because it’s fashionable as well.