Autistic Lived Experience: Life Magazine Labeled Me “A Bright Child Who Can’t Learn”

• By: Sam Farmer Neurodiversity Community Self-Advocate, Writer, Author, and Public Speaker
• October 2nd, 2023
• actually autistic, Fall 2023 Issue, harmful language, misinformation, neurodivergence, public opinion, stereotypes, stigma, stigmatization, the media
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In April 2023, it was my distinct privilege to be invited to The Center School in Somerset, NJ, the special needs school where it all began for me as a Kindergartener back in the mid '70s, to give an author talk about my book A Long Walk Down a Winding Road. I felt as though I had triumphantly come...

Parent Education Program for Families of Children with Newly Diagnosed Autism

• By: Daniel Magin, BA Kristin Christodulu, PhD Jane Ann Worlock, MSEd University at Albany Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
• April 11th, 2023
• educating families, evidence-based information, misinformation, pseudoscience, recently diagnosed children, Spring 2023 Issue, supporting families, trusted experts, vaccinations
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The proliferation of misinformation related to autism spectrum disorder has been an issue for decades and one that capitalizes on the vulnerabilities of the population at which it is targeted (Capuano & Killu, 2020). The most infamous example of the harm that misinformation in the autism...