The author is basically saying that autism is mo more prevalent than it was, say, 50 years ago -- it's just that we've gotten better at recognizing it. The con

The author is basically saying that autism is mo more prevalent than it was, say, 50 years ago -- it's just that we've gotten better at recognizing it. The conspiracy theory mentality would lead one to simply assert that he is wrong. I am not a conspiracy theorist. On the other hand I AM skeptical wrt the author's assertion. It is rare for the intuition of an intelligent layman to be so significantly wrong.