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Autistic People Make Great Social Partners if You Actually Give Them a Chance

By Scott Barry Kaufman — 2020

For many years, researchers have treated the individual traits and characteristics of autistic people as an enduring essence of their autism-- in isolation of the social context and without even asking autistic people what their social life is actually like. However, perspective matters. Who is to say it's autistic people who are the "awkward" ones?

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He Is a Journalist with Autism, but in His Book, That’s Not the Whole Story

The political journalist Eric Garcia has autism, and he wrote his new book, “We’re Not Broken,” to “hopefully debunk various myths” about the condition.

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John Williams
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Jobs need to be chosen that make use of the strengths of people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome.

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Overview of Severe Autism

There is no such diagnosis as “severe autism.” When the term is used, therefore, it’s really just a way of describing a person’s level of functioning and need.

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Lisa Jo Rudy
2019
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