I think that's a false dichotomy. The choice is not between putting it all on "invisible caretakers" and forcing a treatment on a child without consent; a treat

I think that's a false dichotomy. The choice is not between putting it all on "invisible caretakers" and forcing a treatment on a child without consent; a treatment that will affect them the rest of their life Here is a list of things that could also be done: - Offer better protection to parents of autistic children in relation to work - Stop trying to "normalise" autistic children in the school system, which leads to severe stress in the children - Provide after-school activities and safe-spaces for autistic children to process and decompress Anecdotally I have yet to meet any parents of autistic people who fit the narrative you provide. I have however met plenty of parents of neurotypical children who do