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The number of people diagnosed with autism vary across the world for two reasons, partly as I think the access to services and understanding of autism, which is varied in different parts of the world. But personally, I also feel there's a difference because of how autism is actually understood or defined by different groups. Because autism does not have a medical diagnosis as such-- it's based on behaviour and how we understand behaviours-- what can be considered as a difficulty or a difference would vary, especially when we are looking at kind of social behaviours and social norms.