As I understand it, no. An autism diagnosis is only given if certain criteria are met.
Imagine a swimming pool. There are people swimming in the shallow water, there are people swimming in the medium depth water, and there are people swimming in the deep end of the pool. These can represent the 3 levels of intensity that autism diagnoses are broken down into. However, there are also people outside of the water sunbathing in the pool’s beach chairs. These can represent the allistic (non-autistic) individuals. They are still at the pool but they are not in the water at any depth.
As I understand it, no. An autism diagnosis is only given if certain criteria are met.
Imagine a swimming pool. There are people swimming in the shallow water, there are people swimming in the medium depth water, and there are people swimming in the deep end of the pool. These can represent the 3 levels of intensity that autism diagnoses are broken down into. However, there are also people outside of the water sunbathing in the pool’s beach chairs. These can represent the allistic (non-autistic) individuals. They are still at the pool but they are not in the water at any depth.
(Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor)