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I think what's "dangerous" with some of this stuff is they sometimes take normal things like "are you having any trouble with X? Do you feel this way about Y? Yeah, that's ADHD/autism/whatever."
It reminds me of pills getting advertised on television... It's not the best because even if people do seek professional guidance, people come in with a bias, and they're almost coached in some cases from the media they're exposed to.
I worry about doing it to myself on random stuff with just WebMD "oh yeah, let's see ... knee pain is a symptom ... hmm my knees do hurt sometimes don't they?"