Can Children Dare to be Different??

Recently there has been quite a bit of media attention around the increasing amount of autistic spectrum diagnosis. Now, I do not mean to make light of a situation that is obviously a serious issue for many children, I do however have an issue with "autism paranoia".
Years ago, I experienced some "concerned" comments about my own child. There was a slight speech delay and a tendency to "line up toys". It was implied that I was not a great parent for having these issues evaluated, tested and the child tortured. It did not matter that I knew this child was happy and fine....
Then there is another childhood quirk called "flapping", namely a child gets excited and flaps their hands while hopping up and down. My child does this and we find it very cute. But with "autism paranoia" in the air, this same tendency (if you Google it) is considered a horrible red flag and needs to be (and I quote) "redirected to a more appropriate gesture such as clapping". What the hell??
Why am I supposed to redirect my child to become a robot? He is happy, gets good grades, well behaved, and has more empathy towards others than I ever did. It just seems that once again, "fitting in" trumps all rational thinking. Doesn't anyone see that if we only focus on making our children "normal", they will never be extraordinary and dare to achieve greatness??
Do you think that artists, musicians, or scientists "fit in"?? No-- they do not--what makes them awesome are their differences and ability not to fear them.. If we continue to obsess about every childhood quirk, molding our kids to be exactly like everyone else, don't be surprised when their most daring aspiration is to become an ordinary administrative assistant at beige interiors limited....