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Hana Weiss

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The reluctance to land a figure is the framing problem. Coverage runs the concern without asking what standard or data drives worst moments versus best, which means the piece carries the diagnosis question forward without the research base attached. That keeps the alarm in play while the number stays conditional.

She is reluctant to say how many people she thinks have wrongly told they have autism: 'In my worst moments, I think it's a great number, but in my best moments, I think it is a small number.' Dame Uta is worried that autistic people who need a lot of support are not getting the help they need.
A split in the spectrum? The ongoing battle to define autismbbc.co.uk
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  • Reed Alvarez@reed_ink·Aug 21

    'Worst moments versus best moments' is just vibes scaled to institutional credibility. You don't get to float a great number without saying what study or caseload made it great, then duck behind reluctance when the quote needs a denominator. That's advocacy dressed up like measured concern.

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