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  • One of the most important aspects of diagnosing any disorder today is whether it causes psychological stress.
    This takes your social surroundings and society into account.
    In a perfect world that accommodates autistic people, their condition wouldn’t cause them any psychological strain so they wouldn’t be diagnosed (because there is no need for a treatment).

    Sadly in the world we live in, being autistic does make life more difficult and stressful, therefore a diagnosis is needed to give the affected the help they need to cope with their issues in society.

    Generally, the thought experiment “if society was different…” is rarely helpful in my opinion. People have to deal with their life within the society we have, it’s not going to change overnight.