Whether autism is genetic is not related to the question at all. More people are diagnosed with autism because we have better tests now than before and we test more kids.
And finally we also broadened what is considered autism.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the factors is ‘we stopped beating kids’. Back in ye olden days, they’d hit kids until they stopped being ‘weird’. You obviously can’t do that today.
Do we know if autism is genetic? Otherwise the question is not entirely wrong. There could be a cultural influence that we should figure out.
Whether autism is genetic is not related to the question at all. More people are diagnosed with autism because we have better tests now than before and we test more kids.
And finally we also broadened what is considered autism.
How do you know? It can be both.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the factors is ‘we stopped beating kids’. Back in ye olden days, they’d hit kids until they stopped being ‘weird’. You obviously can’t do that today.
Autism is almost certainly genetic. It’s prevalent at such a young age, seen in similar proportions across many different social groups and nations.