neurodiversity

Treading the Muddy Waters: The Divided Communities of Autism

An essay by Stephanie Allen Crist. It’s human nature to disagree. It’s human nature to degrade. It’s human nature to let prejudice, assumptions, and ignorance sway our thoughts and emotions. It’s human nature to have to fight for the rights and worth of minority groups. … I do not believe human beings, as a species, will ever get passed these fundamental flaws.

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Public Service Announcement Filmed

The filming of a national public service announcement about autism jointly produced by the Dan Marino Foundation and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network was reported on WTVF-TV in Nashville,…

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Good Morning America Appearance

ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and pro-neurodiversity blogger Kristina Chew appeared on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America on June 10, 2008 to discuss the Autistic Rights Movement and neurodiversity for…

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Address to Florida Autism Task Force on World Autism Day

ASAN President Ari Ne’eman Addresses Need for Autism Acceptance: If we as a society seek to fulfill the values we espouse, we must take practical steps to establish ourselves as a culture that respects neurological diversity in the same way that history has shown us to respect racial, religious, national and other forms of diversity. We on the autism spectrum can make significant contributions to the world around us and, with the right supports, services and education, we can and should be active and participating members of society.

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Newsweek Article on Autism

In a Newsweek story entitled Autism: Fact and Fiction, ASAN President Ari Ne’eman discussed the neurodiversity movement and the need for greater acceptance of differences in…

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Disability & Neurological Diversity

An essay by Ilise Feitshans. Disability, if viewed appropriately as a universal facet of the human condition, is a cross cutting issue that unites all people: Everyone has a disability, everyone has a gift. Society needs the benefits from each of these features of individual variability to promote human progress and benefit from interdependence…

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