Autism: Does everyone want a label? By Jane McNeice ‘The Umbrella Picker’
It is not uncommon nowadays to hear comments like “Everyone wants a label these days”, or “There was none of this Autism in my day!”. This is stimulated by the increased number of people self-identifying and disclosing their being Autistic, and in many cases seeking assessment and formal diagnosis, which is currently being driven by two things: A considerable number of Autistic people receiving a diagnosis of Autism late in life. So why is this? Well, quite simply because they weren’t...
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