Neurodiversity

James Charlton is an American disability rights activist who traced the slogan "Nothing about us without us" to South African disability rights advocates in the 1980’s. Eastern European labor organizers used it before them and in the…

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…

With the autism rate now "officially" at 1 in 110 (the unofficial rate is much higher), many find it surprising that so many around us are affected. Autism is a "spectrum disorder," meaning there are varying degrees…