@94a46b7d 

I haven't seen such comments (yet), and I'm really sorrry you ran into them. 

You raise such very valid points. The historical baggage around the whole concept of autism as a deficit to be "diagnosed" is real.

All of us, diagnosed early or not, back in the 60s/70s had to find our way, single handedly mostly, through a rather hostile environment. Painful. Damaging. 

Thank you for pointing this out so clearly. 
I'm glad I saw your thread. Thank you for being here. Take care 💛