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How annoying that they continue to refer to Autism as a disease. Autism is a developmental disorder.
by MJR 16y ago
How annoying that they continue to refer to Autism as a disease. Autism is a developmental disorder.
- grannyg00se 16y agoSome would claim even further that it is neither a disease nor a disorder of any kind, but rather simply a differernt type of brain that should not be considered diseased, disordered, or broken in any way. Just different. Something to be accepted and learned from.
- AngryParsley 16y agoWhen talking about whether obesity or autism or whatnot is a disease, I think this post sheds some light on the topic: http://lesswrong.com/lw/2as/diseased_thinking_dissolving_questions_about/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/2as/diseased_thinking_dissolving_que...