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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't dispute the adult with autism's experience that the autism diagnosis at a later age was helpful and healing.

I do not like the lumping together and, yes, watering down of many people's autism's diagnosis that is truly and irrevocably life-altering and not in the "feel good after school special kind of way." The kind that many people experience where one can never live independently, hold a job, or perhaps communicate effectively.

My child's middle school went on lock down this week because an 8th grade male (I say this because of size) with autism had an emotional reaction that he could not control while in the hallway right before a passing period. The SN teacher chose to lockdown the school for five minutes so she could safely get the student to a quiet place, which she did successfully.

My kid, in a classroom where the teacher had stepped out early, was in the room with kids only and they had to lock the door, barricade it, turn off the lights, and not know when the shooter was coming by.

I definitely support the SN teacher's decision and the autistic student's needs, as well as my kid going through the fear of the lock down all at the same time.

BUT, I don't support of the concept of quirky and "that's what makes me good at my job" in the same paragraph.[/quote]

I'm sorry this happened to both the child with autism and the rest of the school.  But it's a good example why we need to further the research into the true cause and help these children which will in turn help society as a whole.  Quirky is one thing, but there is a lot more to it than that for most.  And there is no way anyone can say that it makes sense to let this true cause be undiscovered, as the ramifications for everyone are extremely important.   Just saying "my kid likes to stim and isn't bothering anyone" is still not ok, because what if what is causing them to stim is also something that will cause other illnesses in their body, cause them to not digest food properly, eat properly, function as an adult properly, etc?   It's not fair to anyone....least of all the person suffering.  EVEN IF they have wonderful, incredible things about them in addition to the negative things.   It would be inhumane to not investigate the causes and help this illness. 
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