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One in every 150 American-born children is diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder. Christofer Foss has examined how autism is portrayed in contemporary literature and film and says it is time to re-think difference, dignity, discrimination, and other disability issues. Also: Nicole Myers says with proper training, teachers can make significant strides with high-functioning autistic children in the mainstream classroom. And: producer Nancy King visits a Charlottesville family who is building a special ?therapy room? to meet the challenge of their young son who has autism.
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One in every 150 American-born children is diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder. Christofer Foss has examined how autism is portrayed in contemporary literature and film and says it is time to re-think difference, dignity, discrimination, and other disability issues. Also: Nicole Myers says with proper training, teachers can make significant strides with high-functioning autistic children in the mainstream classroom. And: producer Nancy King visits a Charlottesville family who is building a special ?therapy room? to meet the challenge of their young son who has autism.
Broadcast History
Aired August 23 - 29, 2008 on ten public radio stations in Virginia.
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Jennifer Thomas
Posted on November 07, 2011 at 02:52 PM | Permalink
Neurodiversity Affirmed
It is so nice to hear a story that acknowledges the difficulties autism can impose, but values autistic people as they are. So many stories about autism are really about the difficulties experienced by the parents of autistic people instead of about the individuality, autonomy and humanity of autistics. More please!