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I mean, everyone gets the flu. Autism is more permanent, but the term "mental disorder" refers to one of many differe disease states, some of which are temporary.
Autism, psychopathy, cluster B personality disorders, these are sort of permanent things.
Depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction these sorts of things can be induced by life conditions crossed with mental resources, and later cured completely by changing those two inputs.
(I may sound drawing a very binary line here; my intention is less of a clean division between "permanent" and "temporary" mental illness. I think for example autism can decrease in severity over time, making some of its aspects temporary while other aspects are lifelong)