@pathfinder @actuallyautistic I think the biggest mistake people are making is that they think this is going to be a US thing. It's not, it's going to spread, as illustrated already by the Cass report you mentioned. The same thing is going to happen with autism. Already we're seeing the media hopping on the "it's overdiagnosed" bandwagon even in Europe.
I joke a lot, that's my brain's way to process stuff. Even when I don't yet consciously know that I've noticed something, some pattern developing, I'm already joking about it. For awhile, I've been joking about me been sent to a camp. Except, I don't think it's a joke anymore. I'm starting to expect it for real. Even here in Europe.