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Why is it being viewed as a medical condition? As something to be "cured"?

• jprete 2y ago
  Because it makes one's inner life difficult and intense for no good reason.
• itishappy 2y ago
  The article is about diagnosis only.
• _cenw 2y ago
  We're slowly moving from pathologizing difference to acknowledging that people outside the normative still need support to survive our very normative society without developing adjacent issues, particularly mental health problems. That's of course putting cultural issues aside, medical professionals don't really handle those. ICD-11's rationale for moving F64 out of F is a good example of that.
• nerdjon 2y ago
  Not sure what else it would be views as? Just because something is considered a "medical condition" does not necessarily imply something negative or even necessarily something to cure. You are "diagnosed" with Autism. Wether or not we are "curing" it or just taking steps earlier to better set someone up for success with it, you still need a diagnoses.
• ebiester 2y ago
  Sleep, gastrointestinal and feeding difficulties are correlated with Autism. Correcting the gut microbiota may not "fix" autism (nor should we think about it as fixing), but it might be helpful in fixing gut symptoms knowing that people in this community have issues as such. Early diagnosis may also help with getting neurodiverse individuals support in navigating a hostile world. (Considering that some therapies have been harmful to autistic people, we should be careful here!)