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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I really don't understand where you're coming from.  I think it's common for us with kids with special needs to have a bit of an AHA moment about ourselves when we see our child and their behaviors and how they are perceived.  I got a diagnosis as an adult, so I guess yay for me, but on the other hand, I got to my 40s without it so it's not exactly a game changer.  Why is it so threatening to you that someone could have these realizations about themselves?[/quote]

I understand OP. There's  a lot of resentment in my circles about these "HFA" stories.  None of our kids are going to Harvard, getting married, having three kids and a big career.

Our kids will never get the help and reasearch they need when the spectrum is drawn to include all the way out to "typical but quirky.:[/quote]
My kid might go to Harvard but she is definitely not "typical but quirky."  I don't see how recognizing that it is a broad spectrum is harmful to your kids.  When autism was thought to be only a rare and severe condition, there was much less help available and lots of kids were mislabeled as "schizhophrenic" or "mentally retarded."[/quote]

Because all the research dollars flow there. They aren't including lower functioning kids.

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