have any personal experience with an autistic person if I've worked in education for 15 years? Which has nothing to do with the OP which actually says this....

"I'm not discrediting true autism, and programs designed to help with them. But when we get into things like "on the spectrum" I think that's a disservice to the child and the parent. Nobody wants a label."

If you aren't going to answer the question, I'll move on. Was just curious why you were heck bent on the thumbs downs....if you don't think there is a problem in education with "labels" okay, I get it.