Are to many normal behaviours being pathologised?

Any behavior could be normal or pathological depending on extreme. 

TheCatWoman said:

I mean do I have patholgical fire avoidance because I dont' want to get burnt?

If its to the point where you avoid any place that's flammable or electricity then I'd say that is pathological fire avoidance.

Yes avoiding burn is a natural instinct but if its to a unnatural extent then it will be viewed as unnatural.

Having interests for example are completely normal but autistic people are seen as having 'obsessions' because of the intensity of our interests.

In regard to the other thread where I mention Pathological Demand Avoidance I had mentioned it not because of the OP's post and examples themselves but as a reference point for future research in case their demand avoidance is more than the usual overwhelm.

I am certain that some people do indeed pathologise more than needed so I am not completely disagreeing with your claim.

I sometimes feel ambivalent, particularly when it comes to kids. We have a "one size fits all" cookie-cutter education system that has not changed much from the ancient Athenians.  We expect kids to be literate and numerate, quite rightly but don't value soft skills. We have individual exams and assessments and don't teach kids to cooperate and work collaboratively. We don't value critical thinking or teach appraisal, so opening the way for deliberate misinformation or sloppy, uncritical thinking.  A person-centred education system should be able to accommodate neurodiversity as part of the normal range of human variance. Schools should foster philosophy - the love of wisdom. If kids can be interested and involved there should rarely be a need for "behaviour management. So maybe we do pathologise differences.

I sometimes feel ambivalent, particularly when it comes to kids. We have a "one size fits all" cookie-cutter education system that has not changed much from the ancient Athenians.  We expect kids to be literate and numerate, quite rightly but don't value soft skills. We have individual exams and assessments and don't teach kids to cooperate and work collaboratively. We don't value critical thinking or teach appraisal, so opening the way for deliberate misinformation or sloppy, uncritical thinking.  A person-centred education system should be able to accommodate neurodiversity as part of the normal range of human variance. Schools should foster philosophy - the love of wisdom. If kids can be interested and involved there should rarely be a need for "behaviour management. So maybe we do pathologise differences.