<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Leo Fernevak wrote</title><author_name>Leo Fernevak (npub1y0…zfvpl)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub1y02f89rpykzhqmrjjz99uwgyl9gh06sg0vpjmklu62rzxpx8mxps7zfvpl</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>Back in the 1980&#39;ies and 1990&#39;ies, actual autism was rare. &#xA;&#xA;Since I&#39;ve never had autism symptoms I was curious to take a few online tests. My impression is that some of the tests falsely equates introversion with autism, thereby risking to misdiagnose a high percentage of a population. &#xA;&#xA;When a preference for not going to parties is registered as a mild form of autism it becomes clear that this is not a scientific or meaningful test. It tells me that the purpose is to misdiagnose individuals with a condition that they have no symptoms for. &#xA;&#xA;I find it very concerning that children might be misdiagnosed with a rare condition for simply enjoying and preferring productive and creative activities over going to parties. &#xA;&#xA;When did creativity, the individuation process and setting boundaries become a condition? And what is the point of defining a condition without symptoms?</html></oembed>