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WinstonSmith4740

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14. I'm by no means an expert.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 12:35 PM

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But I have worked with autistic kids, from elementary through high school. First of all, again I feel like screaming this to those assholes...autism is NOT a disease! It does not need to be "cured". We need more research and obviously a better understanding of its effects (you know, like potential genius) but cured, NO!
What I really want to know is how do you diagnose an 18 month old child as autistic? But then again, we're dealing with people who think it's possible to see mitochondrial damage by looking at a child as you walk passed them on an airport.

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