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Study finds children with autism don't react to good and bad smells
Children with autism spectrum disorder often have either an exaggerated or a numbed response to sight, sound and touch. This behavior is so common that it’s one of the diagnostic criteria for the disorder. Now, a new study suggests that children with autism might also experience smells differently from children who have typical development.
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The possibility of this being used for diagnosis scares me. It makes autism seem very biologically focused and concrete, whereas there is a wide range of "austims" and the social component is a core piece of the diagnosis. Yes, sensory/perceptual differences are common, but I would never use something like this to diagnose a child with autism...