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Anyone who thinks autism is just a difference in personality that doesn't need treatment is welcome to foot the bill for all the people including my nephew who

• ekimekim 7y ago
  It can be. It can also be more serious. This is the whole point of the article - everyone is arguing about two entirely different things, a most extreme version and a least extreme version, which need different ways of thinking about how they should be approached, and in some cases treated, and in others accepted. Arguing in absolutes only serves to enflame both sides.
• pjc50 7y ago
  There's a difference between the treatment that his caregivers require in order to reduce their workload and manage their costs, and the treatment that he wants for managing his own condition. (I appreciate that this is extremely difficult or impossible for the most severely impaired people, but the original article involves people with autism who are more articulate about their condition)
  • turbo_fart_box 7y ago
    As Yoda once said... "Only a sith deals in absolutes"