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08 Sep 2017, 12:40 am

Australian Broadcasting Company

The accompanying video is just a little over three minutes long.

IMHO
The bad
Too much emphasis on the "savant" stereotype. I would think 1/3 of NT's are really good at something but if an autistic is really good at something it is a "special ability"

The good
The emphasis on using strengths and not focusing on deficits and Dr. Steven Shore's criticizing the IT stereotype.


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