April: Autism Awareness or Autism Propaganda?
“Awareness of and advocacy for the realities of autism. We don’t need propaganda. We can educate without being preachy. We can advocate, telling our truths, while being kind to one another.”
NCSA Letter to IACC: Stop Sanitizing Autism
The IACC was intended to encompass the representation of the entire population disabled by autism to tackle the serious national crisis engulfing our families and communities, but the unbalanced slate of membership of the committee has led to a highly distorted discussions about priorities for federal agency efforts.
Autism: Propaganda v Reality
In this presentation, Jill Escher discusses the dangers of propagandistic, euphemistic language about autism.
NCSA Calls for Categorical Recognition of Severe Autism in the DSM
Virtually all of the problems that recur … stem from, or are worsened by, the lack of a unique diagnosis for severe autism and the devastating symptoms that often accompany it.