calmom
September 27, 2011, 2:17am
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<p>Recommended reading:http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/]The ”>The New Wave of Autism Rights Activists -- New York Magazine - Nymag )</p>
<p>Very long article about the conflict between the autism rights/neurodiversity movement and the cure-seekers, but here’s a pertinent quote (from the last page):</p>
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The complicating factor here is that personality and illness are not so easy to disentangle, making absolute measures of disability almost impossible. Hyman, the former head of NIMH, says, Some people with Aspergers cant figure out why theyre having so much trouble. Others wonder why anyone considers it a clinical condition. Some autistic people are shattered by their social deficits, while others are largely uninterested in friendship.
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