Posted by Susan Moffitt on Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Founded by National Council on Disability (NCD) appointee Ari Ne’eman, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) was approached last May by several large American corporations who wanted to hire individuals with autism for internships and paid positions. These companies wanted to create diversity in the workplace and no doubt have been influenced by the rise [...]
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Posted in Autism and Employment, Autism Services
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Sunday, May 29th, 2011
As we all know, the vaccine-autism debate can often be as virulent as the diseases the vaccines are intended to prevent. But equally as rancorous is the debate of whether autism is a disability or a disorder. The question cuts to the heart of issues from allocation of funding to how individuals with autism want [...]
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Posted in Autism and Politics, Autism Speaks, Neurodiversity
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
With all of the attention the autism-vaccine debate has received, often overlooked is another source of infighting within the autism community that involves neurodiversity vs. disorder. Neurodiversity is a movement commonly seen among those with high functioning autism and adheres to the notion that people with autism experience the world differently, not pathologically. As such, [...]
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Posted in Aspergers Syndrome, Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, High Functioning Autism, Neurodiversity, Temple Grandin
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