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Month: October 2021

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Autism

Spectrum 10K and Cognitive Dissonance in Autism Research

Posted on October 27, 2021April 9, 2022 by Mary Doherty

“I have no doubt that the individual researchers I have encountered are well-meaning and sincere in their desire to positively impact the world. However, there appears to be a total lack of awareness of current reproductive medicine practices’ bias against neurodivergent people, never mind the implications.”

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Autism

About That Study on “Preventing” Autism Diagnoses, and How Autism Researchers Can Do Better

Posted on October 22, 2021May 23, 2022 by Patrick Dwyer, MA; Lucas Harrington, PsyD; and Ava Gurba, BS 

What if the headlines had read, “Autism doesn’t have to be a problem if children are understood and supported”?

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AAC

Jordyn Zimmerman on This Is Not About Me, a Remarkable New Film

Posted on October 18, 2021May 24, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Jordyn Zimmerman’s story, as told in the new documentary This Is Not About Me, is an example of how non-speaking autistic people can blossom when communication becomes possible.

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Autism

Little Victories: Publishers Need to Stop Framing Resenting Autistic Children as “Love”

Posted on October 8, 2021May 24, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Please, avoid this deceptively heartwarming tale. It mostly only models how to make questionable choices as a parent of an autistic child, and that can only hurt autistic children. 

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