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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In many ways, it's like other things kids are diagnosed with.  Many moons ago, boys who were fidgety were boys, now they are ADD, ADHD, etc.  Some actually have it but as a society, we have to put a label on why you act a certain way.  Growing up, I didn't know any kids who were autistic and now, we know several.  What used to be a kid being a little different or not liking certain things now has a medical diagnosis.[/quote]

I think part of the problem is that kids in the past just died (allergies), were institutionalized or shunned (autism/mental illness) , dropped out (ADHD) etc... if they had something wrong. Society was more - may the best man win and not inclusive. Now we do medicalize things and probably too much but it also means that people who need the help get it and can be functioning members of an inclusive society. Not giving it a name doesn't actually mean it isn't happening. People were just deemed odd, eccentric, hermits, and weren't part of mainstream society. It is a hard balance to find. [/quote]

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