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This article, which talks about researchers going into the adult population and looking for undiagnosed autism spectrum disorders.  The concept behind it was that we are either in the middle of an epidemic of autism diagnosis, we are mis-diagnosing, or we have failed to diagnose this disorder and because we have improved diagnostics, we are now catching those who would have fallen through the cracks.

It is both kind of funny and sad that we are here.  It is quite apparent that autism spectrum disorders have been undiagnosed for the longest time.

Heck, we even celebrate it in a way.  One example can be found on TV.  The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom, deals with the actions of a group of geek friends as they try to navigate the world that the rest of us live in.  Sheldon, the main character is a poster child for Asperger’s syndrome, as are a couple of other characters.  In looking back, it is clear that many of the straight-men comedians were playing characters that could easily be autistic or asperger.

Autism effects all.  Learn to recognize it and you might be able to help a family member or friend.

Looking into the past for a deeper understanding of autism – latimes.com.