Labels are necessary in order to secure services and guarantee a level of sophistication in addressing the child's needs. The assignment of a label, however, should be done in a thoughtful way, so as to minimise stigmatisation and avoid unwarranted assumptions.
'However'
is the best option here. The other markers of paradox, such as 'although' and 'nevertheless' would be too strong because there is no direct relationship between securing services and unwarranted assumptions. Indeed it could be argued that what is really happening in these sentences is an evaluation of labels. Therefore, a possible alternative would be:Labels are necessary in order to secure services and guarantee a level of sophistication in addressing the child's needs. The assignment of a label, on the other hand, should be done in a thoughtful way, so as to minimise stigmatisation and avoid unwarranted assumptions.
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