Once autism got labelled as a medical condition, it opened the floodgates for the medical industry as well as the public education system. If a child is diagnosed with autism, the public education system allows that child all sorts of special treatment. They can take tests alone, be given more time to take tests, allowed retakes, etc. th…
Once autism got labelled as a medical condition, it opened the floodgates for the medical industry as well as the public education system. If a child is diagnosed with autism, the public education system allows that child all sorts of special treatment. They can take tests alone, be given more time to take tests, allowed retakes, etc. they get put in special classes. Many parents whose kids, as you say are fully functional but maybe a bit quirky in some areas hurry to get that label so they are afforded these special treatments. So autism is basically a made up condition that lies on a made up spectrum as you stated. Meanwhile kids with severe disabilities are lumped in with a kid that is a little weird.
Once autism got labelled as a medical condition, it opened the floodgates for the medical industry as well as the public education system. If a child is diagnosed with autism, the public education system allows that child all sorts of special treatment. They can take tests alone, be given more time to take tests, allowed retakes, etc. they get put in special classes. Many parents whose kids, as you say are fully functional but maybe a bit quirky in some areas hurry to get that label so they are afforded these special treatments. So autism is basically a made up condition that lies on a made up spectrum as you stated. Meanwhile kids with severe disabilities are lumped in with a kid that is a little weird.