Friday, January 20, 2017

My open letter to Donald Trump regarding neurodiversity

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January 20, 2017 Dear Mr. President:      I’m a sixty-one-year-old man with an autism spectrum disorder.  This disability has made my life v...
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Sunday, December 11, 2016

ASAN's latest 990: A precarious financial situation?

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Recently the premier neurodiversity organization The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a 501(c) charitable organization, made public their l...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

One last thought on the election madness

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The election is today and I've already cast my vote.  I wanted to make a blog post before it ends tomorrow. Donald Trump believes that...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

male/female sex ratios and neurodiversity revisited

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One of the hot topics in autism lately has been skepticism over the reported ratio of autism in males versus females.  Ever since autism wa...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Autism Speaks' October Surprise: They no longer want a cure?

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Autism speaks has published a new mission statement: Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughou...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Has Autism Given Me The Gift of Prophecy

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Some persons on the autism spectrum have extraordinary talents and abilities.  These are known as savant skills.  Rainman's ability to c...
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Friday, August 5, 2016

Mike Carley's bizarre take and poor taste on the passing of Suzanne Wright

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I see that one of my favorite autism writers Michael Carley is at it again  Carley, an anti-cure member of the neurodiversity movement, is...
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