My son has rather severe autism and I know from his own self expression that he hates how much he struggles every day and would absolutely want better help were it available. For him, autism is unpredictable, frustrating, and exhausting. It absolutely can be a disabling disorder. Perhaps not for everyone, but please don’t minimize the community who are genuinely struggling.

As they always say, this is a very broad spectrum disorder and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it subdivided as our understanding improves.

Those who want to continue to live with autism will continue to have that option. But those like my son who struggle want options, too.