Broader Autism Phenotype: What does it mean to have just a hint of autism?
Many people within the Autism community have pointed out that the diagnostic criteria for Autism tends to include mainly traits of <i>distressed</i> autistics: things like meltdowns, shutdowns, and poor social skills. Whereas there seem to be a much larger group of people who have similar traits and experiences but who are coping with it much better (although not necessarily entirely well) who get completely missed.