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by pixl97 189 days ago
>(I've always felt it odd that "spectrum" usually refers only to Autism.)

It depends where the term is in use, when you get in to more medical like fields then people will use the ASD term to separate it from other spectrum disorders like OCD or different types of schizophrenia.

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To be fair, I have a bit different impression from specialists, where ASD as spectrum overlapps with other conditions, like ADHD, OCD, BP and I have a bit of linguistical background to extend and call it spectrum spectrum... also, I'm too lazy for that.