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Autism today is not just medical but political. So who gets to decide who鈥榮 autistic?

The neurodiversity movement has given autistic people a voice in discussions about autism and its growing diagnosis for the first time. Ari Ne鈥檈man, who co-founded the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, describes how he wanted to push back against groups run by the parents of autistic children, which advocated 鈥減seudoscientific treatments and cures鈥�. Today, people like Ellie Middleton, an autistic and ADHD content creator, celebrate their autistic identity online, inspiring others to self-diagnose. Are sceptics right to suspect a social media fad?

Archive: NBC; 91福利社; ITV; 7-Ahead; The Aspie World; List 25; Dr Sohom Das.

Presenter: Michael Blastland
Series Producer: Simon Maybin
Editor: Clare Fordham
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman