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Exactly this. Disgusted by @Spectrum’s irresponsible tabloid-style journalism. Intentionally misrepresenting #neurodiversity to fuel this toxic manufactured autism “war” that helps NO ONE, especially those who would be considered to have #profoundautism. /1
Is the #autism “community” in a delusional time warp? Because the value of non-stigmatizing language & participatory #research is well documented in many fields. It’s not some new phenomenon conjured up by random #ActuallyAutistic ppl. Seriously? /2
Last I checked, the #DenverPrinciples came out in the early 80s. A rallying cry from the #HIV community for respectful terminology & meaningful community inclusion. And guess what? The field of research wasn’t DERAILED ONE BIT by adopting these critical changes. /3
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The problem with Sia's film MUSIC was NOT that she didn't employ an autistic person in the lead role.
I saw the film.
WE MUST BE VERY CLEAR ON THIS.
The problem with Sia's film MUSIC was NOT that she didn't employ an autistic person in the lead role.
I saw the film.
WE MUST BE VERY CLEAR ON THIS.
The problem with the proposed new classification of #ProfoundAutism is NOT primarily with the demeaning name, nor that it separates autistic people to be treated differently from each other.
There's something far worse than that.
There's something far worse than that.
The problem with ABA as an approach to autistic people is not only that some therapists use it as a type of conversion therapy, or that it doesn't support the neurodiversity paradigm.
[THREAD] Principles, values, rules, (dis)obedience and (non)conformance
Children have a natural sense of justice.
The world is complex and messy.
#ThisIsProfoundAutism:
A deliberate, systematic silencing of the people most likely to be labelled that way, and an attempt to prevent them from helping others like them.
A deliberate, systematic silencing of the people most likely to be labelled that way, and an attempt to prevent them from helping others like them.
#ThisIsProfoundAutism: It's about power. It's about denying the agency of people who cannot talk, for the sake of power and money.
#ThisIsProfoundAutism: It's about holding up the self-injurious behaviours of profoundly marginalised people as an excuse to deny them agency and repeatedly abuse them using #ConversionTherapy. #FollowTheMoney
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