No kidding. Anyone that makes a claim like that is full of crap. There is no mistaking autism spectrum for those that have an autistic kid or have dealt with autistic people. This was not misdiagnosed 50 years ago as something else - period!
TV shows haven’t helped, either. The Good Doctor, Big Bang Theory, and Young Sheldon just make autism look quirky and fun or even funny, and people on the spectrum as these highly intelligent, incredibly gifted figures. That’s nowhere near reality for so many families.
No kidding. Anyone that makes a claim like that is full of crap. There is no mistaking autism spectrum for those that have an autistic kid or have dealt with autistic people. This was not misdiagnosed 50 years ago as something else - period!
TV shows haven’t helped, either. The Good Doctor, Big Bang Theory, and Young Sheldon just make autism look quirky and fun or even funny, and people on the spectrum as these highly intelligent, incredibly gifted figures. That’s nowhere near reality for so many families.
There is more than one way to gaslight us. You are so right. What they try to portray is so far removed from the reality.