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> There are a ton of people previously diagnosed with Asperger's who lead happy, productive lives.

Who said being diagnosed with Aspergers meant you didn't have a happy, productive life? A disease doesn't mean you're debilitated.




I'm obviously not saying that, but it gets said a lot. Anything defined as a disease is seen as a problem, even when the person with it just sees it as a difference. An example people gave elsewhere in the thread was homosexuality, which was defined as a disease for years and years.




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