Neurodiversity

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July 29, 2017

Book Review: “NeuroTribes” – I loved this but…

Susan Dunne
July 29, 2017

Steve Silberman's "NeuroTribes: the legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently" is a book that needs no introduction. This monumental much anticipated history of autism has hit the best seller lists running and small wonder -...

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July 29, 2017

Author Steve Silberman pushes for change in how people see autism

Althea Violeta
July 29, 2017

San Francisco --- U.S. Journalist and Author Steve Silberman wants to change how the world sees people with autism. Silberman, whose book 'Neurotribes' made it to the Samuel Johnson Prize 2015 longlist, wants everyone to stop seeing autism spectrum disorder...

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July 29, 2017

The Real Autism Tsunami

Contributor
July 29, 2017

Editor's Note: Trigger alert. This article contains profanity and historical references that readers may find disturbing. My heart is heavy today. Suddenly I understand something in a new way and this clarity only makes me sad. I now know where they’ve bee...

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July 10, 2017

Asperger’s Syndrome: A Developmental Puzzle by Michael McCroskery

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July 10, 2017

Editor's Note: Understanding, perspectives and language change over time. Individuals on the spectrum have been writing about their experience of autism for many years... often unheard. When Michael approached us to reprint an article that he wrote 15 years ag...

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March 15, 2017

Ari Ne’eman, First Autistic Presidential Appointee, on Living with Autism, Finding a Cure, and Neurodiversity

Laurel Joss
March 15, 2017

Last December, President Obama appointed Ari Ne'eman to the National Council on Disability (NCD), a panel that advises the President and Congress on ways to reform health care, schools, support services, and employment policy to better the lives of people li...

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March 15, 2017

The Conversation of Neurodiversity and Autism

Ashley Isaacson
March 15, 2017

Cornell University in New York recently posted an article that addressed the concerns related to the autistic population on campus. College students with autism have difficulties that set them apart from other students. The classroom environment can cause disr...

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March 7, 2017

Eye-opening POV Autism Documentary airs on PBS

Ariel Relaford
March 7, 2017

On July 29, 2013, PBS premiered the documentary Neurotypical. Neurotypical is a documentary from the viewpoint of autistic individuals that explores their daily lives, thoughts and feelings, as well as their opinion on the normal, or "neurotypical," world. The...

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October 25, 2016

What Happens When Children with Autism Grow Up?

Laurel Joss
October 25, 2016

Autism has been around for many years, but the past few decades have seen the numbers of diagnosed cases rise exponentially. We still don't know what causes the disorder, and there is considerable debate regarding the best way to treat it, but we do know thi...

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August 21, 2016

Autism book nominated for Samuel Johnson Prize

ADN
August 21, 2016

London --- Steve Silberman's "Neurotribes", a book that explores autism, has been nominated for a Samuel Johnson Prize. Autism Daily Newscast book review can be read here. The Samuel Johnson Prize is the leading literary award-giving body in the U.K. It re...

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August 8, 2016

Media perceptions of Asperger’s and violent crime is misinformed

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August 8, 2016

Editor's Note: Autism Daily Newscast chose not to report on last week's shooting in Oregon as we felt it was not important to publicize this tragedy to the autism community. We waited to see how mainstream media would report it. Initially we were glad to see t...

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