For all his undoubted talent, Cian Binchy probably has good publicists or has caught the attention of a journalist whose 'special interest' is autism. I read the Guardian article too; to be fair, as a newspaper they are keen to improve society's understanding of autism, not simply to raise awareness, of which there is no lack (although often the negative variety). But there is still a long way to go.
The way in which some people attract attention to themselves and their causes is dubious, to say the least. Those who work quietly and diligently in the background are usually outshone by self-publicists who do less but shout loudly. People on the spectrum tend to be the creative, hard-working 'back office' types whose efforts underpin the whole organisation - this is one of the facts about autism that society needs to appreciate.
28 Aug 2015, 9:52 pm
