A New Definition of Autism

Nadia Shanab | Uncategorized
8 Mar 2013

In my opinion, this is the best definition of autism I have ever heard. A young autistic woman from the U.K. described having autism like having a “different operating system“.

Can we run a Mac on windows operating system?

When are people going to admit that having ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) is “a way of being“.

Autism is not an illness, it is not a disease, AUTISM IS A CONDITON.

Research is great and nobody minds finding a cure or a treatment. But most importantly, we have to help the spectrum population to live their life NOW.

I hope the newly revised manual (appears May 2013) doesn’t take away services and supports that parents can’t provide by themselves. Speech, occupational therapy, (ABA) applied behavior analysis, social cognitive therapy ,…are crucial to the well-being of the spectrum population. I hope these services stay.

nadia shanab

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