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Neither. Autism is something that is very important to me, mainly because of my friend's experience with his two autistic children and the fact my child was mistakenly diagnosed as autistic. It turns out he was suffering from generalized anxiety disorder and misdiagnosed by a couple of psychiatrists.

It's sad that you think that people with opinions other than yourself is engaging in "flagrant rage baiting."

Can you support your claim about tens of thousands of Canadian children on a waiting list for treatment? I'd love to see what kind of sources you (or your hypothetical friend) are using. Here's what the Canadian government has to say.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/aut...

"Health Canada has not approved any medications for the treatment of autism."

Are you yourself confusing diagnoses for autism with diagnoses and (this time real) treatments for other conditions? That's the most charitable explanation I can think of, and it still seems a bit hypocritical. Maybe that's where the "flagrant rage bait" accusations come from.

Try being honest, you only have one life on this Earth.

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