Posts Tagged ‘temple grandin’

NATTAP Conference, Part 1

I wrote the following blurb for the Asperger’s/HFA group I’m a part of, Aspirations. Some version of this will be appearing in the December newsletter. Last week, I was able to spend some time at the NATTAP Conference (Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs). On Friday, November 21, I hopped on the #2 [...]


Binaries

Who can speak in the autism conversation? This is the question I keep returning to. Frequently, when I suggest that autism doesn’t need a cure — or that many autistics don’t want a cure — I’m greeted with the following retort: “You shouldn’t be cured. You’re high-functioning.” Ah, yes. I’m a high-functioning autistic. As a [...]