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All labeling comes with a good and bad.
The good that comes with testing people early on is that they will get the necessary services.
The bad is that they will be "tracked." "Tracking" has more cons than pros, including convincing a kid and others that she/he will never do more than what she/he has been diagnosed as capable of.
This is why I appreciate school systems that minimize "tracking." I went to a high school graduation where the autistic and mentally and physically handicapped students were never tracked out of their classes. They were taught in the same classes as the rest of the students, but given different materials when needed and had people assisting them when needed. So, when they walked across that graduation stage, their graduating class gave them a standing ovation because they knew these students. They weren't the "crazy kids in the room with no windows."
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