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Originally Posted by dryoldlime
@Tsunami,
about post #6. Some people read and think, about themselves and about other people, and they ponder about a person and decide somebody is or is not or something in-between, ... the autism-spectrum. I say, too much emphasis on concluding a label for a person but not enough emphasis on profile details of a person.
About I.Q.: Any mention or reference or focus on I.Q. is uncomfortable! People all over need to stop pointing to I.Q. and start pointing to care and effort.
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Agree. Although certain tags have value. People who are gifted, people with an autism spectrum disorder, people with OCD, people with anxiety disorder, ... can easier find and access the right help once they have been diagnosed. For that purpose alone such tags can help.
Also, it can then make a person better understand things that happen in life (even retrospectively), and for some it can restore lost self-confident and embrace their diversity. Then a person may suddenly flourish, while being unconfident before.
Diagnoses should of course be made by specially trained specialists. Although I know that in very remote areas it can be hard to get such diagnosis, while in some places the waiting lists are very long.
As for IQ tests... I guess a person without an above average IQ also can use such scores to get the right help. The number of "gifted" children (= IQ well above 130) actually underperform in school because the lessons are "too easy" for them and thus they lose motivation. If they then end up in a class or school for gifted children, they are actually getting back their interest and are triggered again to gain knowledge because they're in an adapted environment where they are intellectually challenged again. So for that sake, an IQ test can be handy.
Too many children with a high IQ could flourish if they are in the right study environment, but end up underperforming because they are not challenged enough in class. Parents of gifted children will often confirm it can be more of a curse than a blessing.