"Ross S. Feldberg" wrote:
> 
> 
> Second - there is always the danger of using a single term to describe
> a multiplicity of illnesses. Is autism really only one condition? I
> have no idea, but one needs to be cautious in deciding if any
> information is generally applicable.
> 

This has always bothered me about my own condition -- Depression. The
symptoms of depression can be so varied I have often wondered if it
isn't a catch-all term for a whole spectrum of separate mental
disorders.

Carrol Cox