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by Godel_unicode 2010 days ago
Can you cite a reference to a diagnostic tool for autism which doesn't "focus on social interactions"? The DSM-5 certainly seems to indicate that social interactions are important diagnostically (excerpt below):

https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnosis-criteria-dsm-5

"""Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history...

Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity...

Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction...

Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships... """