PinnedPatricia E. Finnegan·Mar 3, 2023The Medical Model ~vs~ Autism as BiodiversityA defining factor of the Theory of Neurodiversity is the rejection of what is called the Medical Model. John Elder Robison, Scholar in…A response icon3A response icon3
PinnedPatricia E. Finnegan·Feb 19, 2023What’s in a Name? (Rethinking Labeling Autism as a Disorder)Autism’s official name is autism spectrum disorder, but is autism, in fact, a disorder? What actually is a disorder? I did a fairly…A response icon2A response icon2
Patricia E. Finnegan·Mar 26, 2023Hi Jackie,A 2020 study you might be interested in by Ilzarbe, et al., looked at four distinct groups of participants while they completed an animated…