Overprescription is of course a serious problem in the developed world, but that doesn't mean that doctors are using autism as a catch-all diagnosis. There are

Overprescription is of course a serious problem in the developed world, but that doesn't mean that doctors are using autism as a catch-all diagnosis. There are specific, medical criteria which need to be met for a diagnosis, and these criteria are outlined in the DSM V [1]. These are the details on how the disorders are classified, since you asked. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-5#Neurodevelopmental_disorders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-5#Neurodevelopmental_disor...