When Not Naming Heals: Rethinking Autism Diagnosis

Sometimes the most ethical diagnosis is the one left unwritten A new Viewpoint paper by two pediatricians lays the groundwork for a long‑overdue shift inside clinical autism practice. Lester Liao and Mohammad Zubairi’s 2025 article, A Collaborative Approach to Assessment and (Non)Diagnosis of Autism , published in JAMA Pediatrics , is not another call for earlier identification or more refined…