This is exactly the redefinition and recentering process that infuriates me as the parent of a severely autistic child. The "autism" that people are self-advoc

This is exactly the redefinition and recentering process that infuriates me as the parent of a severely autistic child. The "autism" that people are self-advocating against ending and which dominates media discourse is a world of difference away from the totally disabling condition my daughter has. Yet the connotations of the term "autism" have been hijacked away from her by media attention focused on large numbers of high-functioning and self-diagnosed people agitating for their own agenda. Yes, a lot of neuroatypicals are perfectly happy with their current situations -- as long as they receive accommodations at school and at work and online based on their diagnosis. Their _medical_ diagnosis. I am not for a minute trying to advocate that they be forced to take treatments they don't want. What I do object to, strenuously, is the diversion of resources away from severely impaired people who can barely communicate, let alone advocate for themselves online. These people _do_ have a true medical condition, are suffering, and have the right to the support of the medical and research community just as much as the less impaired group has the right to forego that support.