User blog comment:JakePT/Deception Out, Response Abysmal/@comment-4118072-20120129195756/@comment-1691295-20120129203632

The book doesn't claim that people can grow out of autism directly, from what I've seen. The problem is that the character was previously autistic, but this is ignored in this book, with it being handwaved away with something like 'she had some problems but got over them'. The book doesn't say 'You can get over Autism', or 'Gillian had Autism and got over it' specifically.

Splitting hairs, I know, but it's not like Dietz is actually claiming anything of the sort, it seems like it's just more disregard for continuity, but it this case (and Hendel's) it has more offensive implications.