> You're missing his point. At what point does a personality trait become a disorder? In the case of my nephew, his condition (his pediatrician diagnosing him

> You're missing his point. At what point does a personality trait become a disorder? In the case of my nephew, his condition (his pediatrician diagnosing him to have Autism) became a disorder when it was proven that his symptoms were the result of numerous factors, all resolved under a licensed doctor's care using standard blood and stool tests to detect, and standard biomedical interventions to correct. He suffered from numerous food allergies, a raging yeast infection, and heavy metal poisoning. His issues arose mostly as the result of his body's deficiency in creating glutathione, an essential antioxidant produced by our bodies to aid in the excretion of toxins. This deficiency was confirmed by genetic sequencing that revealed an MTHFR mutation, passed on to him by both parents, therefore a double mutation, limiting his glutathione production to 7-10% of normal. His symptoms started at about 2-1/2. At the age of 7 or so, his doctors diagnosed him as "indistinguishable from his peers", after the interventions and much developmental therapy to help him catch up. He eats a rotating diet, where the same food does not repeat for several days at a time, and takes numerous supplements to address deficiencies revealed by the aforementioned blood and stool samples. The only lingering sign of autism we can notice is he still loves some good bear hugs. I'm happy to oblige him.