&gt; This sure sounds like an argument that the truth can be bad for you.<p>To me it sounds like the social construct surrounding the truth is harmful. That those with a disability should be coddled lest they offend. That we should be understanding, accommodating, that we shouldn&#x27;t expect much or worse, that we should medicate them into normalcy.<p>Bullshit.<p>It&#x27;s when your behavior is rejected, when you meet with poor results, that you have a true incentive to improve and push yourself forward. It might be painful and difficult, but the end result can be greater than what you would have had if you were born &quot;normal&quot;.<p>The only thing this environment of diagnosis, acceptance, and tolerance is creating is crippling fear for the parents and an environment that coddles the child&#x27;s disability, instead of motivating the child to overcome it.