“Nothing About Us Without Us” Leaves Voices Out

• By: Doreen Samelson, EdD, MSCP Catalight
• December 30th, 2024
• advocacy, autistic voices, caregiver, disability ethics, diversity, identity, inclusion, neurodiversity, representation, self-advocacy, Winter 2025 Issue
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In the autistic community, we often hear the phrase “nothing about us without us.” On its surface, that seems like the ethical standard that those of us who are not autistic should commit to. It feels respectful for non-autistic clinicians, educators, and researchers like me to take our...