Self-advocacy in any marginalized community is the driving force for broader social change. In the autistic community, advocacy has unique challenges.
I promise that I will always try to approach the idea of a cure or treatment with compassion in mind. If someone feels they need to be cured, it’s logical to reason that they are hurting. I will try to keep this in mind to avoid minimizing any harm.
The bitter irony of his dressing in black was not lost on me. He smiled a hopeful smile, before walking into the “job interview practice”
Few words in behavioral science come with more controversy and contention than Asperger’s. This series focuses on the word, Asperger’s, and the many antagonists to
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