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		tomrod on June 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Weird Nerd comes with trade-offs Are you aware that ASD isn't purely psychosocial?

sneed_chucker on June 9, 2024 [–]

Yes I'm aware that it's understood to be neurological condition.

But it's diagnosed based on behavioral observations, it's not like people get diagnosed with ASD based on brain scans like you would for MS or parkinsons.

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