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17 Aug 2015, 1:23 pm

We have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and treat it: Autism often gets portrayed as checklist of deficits. Rather than curb these behaviors, we should enhance abilities

Also Time Magazine had a short article in this weeks Print edition about the "NeuroTribes" book and The New York Times has a positive book review


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17 Aug 2015, 3:36 pm

I was just about to post this myself. :D

I think this description may finally help neurotypical people understand what it's really like...the comparisons to "dysregulation", "rituals", and "coping strategies" that are familiar to most people are very clarifying.


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20 Aug 2015, 12:11 pm

I'm looking forward to reading this book. I hope it has an effect on the way people view us.



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20 Aug 2015, 12:18 pm

This looks intriguing and very much needed.


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20 Aug 2015, 3:09 pm

I haven't read it all, but...

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Not that I expect anyone who actually matters (in the sense of having power or authority) to listen...


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