what i think is true is that PDD and aspergers get a LOT of press these days (rightfully so, considering the numbers of kids) and the profoundly gifted population is so much smaller and gets little media attention.
I also had no idea of the overlap in traits (such as obsessive interests vs. passions) until realizing this year that my DD7 who has been diagnosed with PDD since age 2 is actually highly gifted. Then I found the whole 2E world, and the possibility of misdiagnosis.
The advocate probably really thinks she's right and trying to help. But its the kind of thing that if you go to an autism specialist they'll see autism and if you go to a gifted specialist, they'll seee gifted. Only someone who understands both populations can do a really good job distinguishing them..
The advocate is herself very entrenched in the autism world, having a son herself, that it may be hard for her to see beyond that.
irene
