> Autism was a disorder and now it is a trait. Instead of a disorder with certain obvious/extreme traits. Taken from wiki regarding the DSM IV definition of AS

> Autism was a disorder and now it is a trait. Instead of a disorder with certain obvious/extreme traits. Taken from wiki regarding the DSM IV definition of ASD in 2000: > ASD is a subset of the broader autism phenotype (BAP), which describes individuals who may not have ASD but do have autistic-like traits, such as avoiding eye contact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum#DSM_IV_(2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum#DSM_IV_(2000) > Let me define the "The Broader Schizophrenia Phenotype Constellation-Disability Matrix Paradigm" and redefine Schizophrenia as being moody and day-dreaming kind of person. It also stands for creativity and thinking out-of-the-box. It appears that similar links have been drawn for schizotypals vs schizophrenics vs control: > Another study found creativity to be greater in schizotypal than in either normal or schizophrenic individuals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity_and_mental_health#Studies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity_and_mental_health#S... > We usually (medically) treat disorders (not cure them) and we certainly neither treat nor cure traits. In that context it makes sense, but one has to see the shift of disorder to trait. From the article: > McDonald said she now knows what causes autism but it is not something that could be cured and, honestly, she wouldn’t want to do that. And this echos the thinking of an autism advocate I know. There's been some evidence of pre-natal biomarkers that predict autism, and they worry that people may, in the future, early terminate - and people like them won't have the chance to exist.