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[quote=Anonymous][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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Well, I'm sorry for that, but that is not the fault of a diagnosis.  Blame the people who make and approve the research proposals.  And Congress which doesn't put nearly enough money into autism research, let alone fully fund mental health services for any condition.[/quote]

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