@sean
To put it Uta Frith’s perspective in contrast with those diagnosed and living experience, I think you should also read the following:

https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2026/03/08/an-autistic-response-to-uta-friths-why-i-no-longer-think-autism-is-a-spectrum/

As the hashtag makes quite clear #NothingWithoutUs.
(Disclaimer: I have not be diagnosed as #Neurodivergent )

#UtaFirth

An Autistic Response to: Uta Frith’s “why I no longer think autism is a spectrum”

“The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom,” researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass in a recent interview, and my response as a late-diagnosed Autistic adult.

Neurodivergent Rebel