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All Autistic People Have Value, Something RFK Jr. and Profound Autism Parents Refuse to Understand

April 19, 2025 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

RFK Jr. has gone full “useless eaters” about autistic people. Seeing autistic people as burdens is straight up eugenics, and yet Profound Autism parents are delighted. Let’s discuss why “profound autism” harms rather than helps autistic people and their families.

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

October 18, 2021 • 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.