It isn't pathologizing people, it is diagnosing. With diagnosis comes acceptance and coping stratagies (read as: "Yes I'm different, and that is ok"). The cop

It isn't pathologizing people, it is diagnosing. With diagnosis comes acceptance and coping stratagies (read as: "Yes I'm different, and that is ok"). The coping stratagies are there to help someone with those issues lead a happy, healthy life. But what it really takes is people like you to stop thinking that being different is bad. Being different is good. I'm dyslexic, I have a daughter being tested for autism this month. I want the diagnosis to help better understand her and help her adjust to have a happy life. She isn't even that bad, she has cousins that are far worse, but they are still all autistic (in my daughter's case, still probable). Some autistics kids can't talk, I have a cousin who is very autistic but can drive to work. Another just gets panic attacks. The range and scope is huge.