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Autism has become 'glamorised' and diagnosis 'desirable' as definition now includes symptoms once considered social awkwardness, expert warns
By JAMES TOZER, NORTHERN CORRESPONDENT
16:40 08 Mar 2026, updated 17:40 08 Mar 2026
Autism has become 'glamorised', with the diagnosis seen by some as 'desirable', according to a leading expert on the disorder.
Dame Uta Frith, who pioneered much of the research
No Uta, you are not an #AutisticResearcher and this shows . How dare you try to imply that only those #Autistic people with co existing learning disability are the Only Ones who deserve the diagnosis .
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