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U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent

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254 points perihelions | 1 comments | 27 Apr 25 09:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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formerly_proven ◴[27 Apr 25 09:39 UTC] No.43810612[source]▶
The criteria for diagnosing ASD today are vastly different from those that would’ve resulted in an autism diagnosis shortly after the abolishment of lobotomy, it is hardly surprising the rate keeps going up as you widen the net.
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NomDePlum ◴[27 Apr 25 09:51 UTC] No.43810664[source]▶
What's the link between ASD and lobotomies?
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viraptor ◴[27 Apr 25 09:54 UTC] No.43810685[source]▶
Progress of understanding.
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NomDePlum ◴[27 Apr 25 09:59 UTC] No.43810705[source]▶
Sorry, still not that clear to me.

Are you saying that there is no direct link but rather understanding of various areas increased due to the stopping of this practice?

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1. viraptor ◴[27 Apr 25 10:22 UTC] No.43810818[source]▶
We understood more about various conditions and treatments, so we stopped doing harmful things like lobotomies and refined the definitions on some conditions as needed. Those are not directly related though.