Presenter Michael Blastland is behind this thoughtful series looking at the eight-fold rise in the number of people who have been diagnosed as autistic in recent years and what this rise means.
Without being dismissive about the number of people seeking a diagnosis, he looks at the gatekeepers and the latest research that has changed the criteria for a diagnosis. A challenge is that whilst some psychiatric diagnoses, such as depression and anxiety, relies upon the testimony from the patient, autism diagnoses rely historically on a doctor making observations.
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