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What Autism Isn’t

We hear a lot more about autism these days: There are data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but also human interest stories, and even fictional TV characters that presume to teach us somet... ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•4 min read

The Sound of No Hands Clapping?

One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•3 min read

Your Autistic Child in the Time of COVID 2 0

How bad can this be? It’s been the whole of the spring quarter that your child’s IEP has not been implemented. How are you feeling about the COVID-19 pandemic and the child or children with autism in ... ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•5 min read

Autism Diagnosis and the Pie Chart Child

Whenever a new autism prevalence study is reported by the US Centers for Disease Control, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are said to be on the rise—as of now, 1:59 (or 1.7 percent) of school-aged ch... ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•6 min read

Diagnose and Adios? Autism Families Deserve Better

For families who live in urban or suburban areas, most of the testing to determine whether their child might have autism usually takes place in a university or other specialized clinic. ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•5 min read

Illusions of Inclusion in Special Education for Autism

In my new book, The Politics of Autism, I discuss how special education is failing children with autism; not because we are not trying—we are. ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•3 min read

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