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(35,077 posts)I'm picturing it as 0 meaning no autistic traits and 100 meaning all of them as clear as day.
This way, people who are on the very low end, who are probably more shy than anything else will be seen as just that. People who are higher on the axis can get easier access to help if they choose to get it. And a heavier amount of resources can be directed to those who are very high.
It will also help with research finding a cause, I'm willing to bet that as a person goes higher on the scale, we will see comorbid disorders, similar events during pregnancy and childhood, and more.
And as a scale it will also take away a large amount of stigma, I'm certain that a large chunk of the population would be somewhere on the very low end of behaviors and not just 0.