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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We never accepted the autism diagnoses either.

Best thing we ever did. Kept us far away from the autism industrial complex.

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so what happens when you say "My kid has autism?" Does the NSA call the autism industrial complex which sends goons to drag you to therapy?[/quote]
Again, its fine to have a diagnosis for interventions.[b] The issue is when parents are convinced to spend time and money on unproven interventions. You can avoid this by not using the word autism. [/b]

Language delay? Visual sensory issues? Toilet training? You can describe what the kid needs.

My kid w "autism" is very social and makes excellent eye contact and highly verbal. Many people view her as normal. Until you find out she has such severe sensory issues she cannot eat, sleep, feel her own pee, sit still for a second, hugs every stranger she sees, often refuses to wear clothes...

Her needs are very very different from a child who is non verbal and can dress themselves but cant make eye contact or friends. It is not useful to tell people she is autistic. I do tell people she is special needs and that's enough. [/quote]
Avoiding the label doesn't protect you from charlatans.  Only doing your homework does that.

What you tell "people" is another matter.  I don't tell "people" a lot of things.  Why do you think accepting the diagnosis means you walk around with a scarlet A on your forehead?
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