The Good Doctor’s Premise is Unlikely
The following is a blog written by Yuval Levental. In previous blogs Yuval has described himself as follows: I am a person on the autism spectrum who critically analyzes autism […]
Tag Archives: neurodiversity
The Tension between Classic Autism and Asperger
This Blog is written by a person with autism who is a careful observer of the Spectrum scene. Claudia Mazzucco is a writer, researcher, historian, editor and teacher of the […]
Yuval Levental: Cranial Deformities, Sinus Difficulties, and Autism
Introduction by Yuval Levental: I am a person on the autism spectrum who advocates for treatment or a cure, because the evidence for autism as being positive is meaningless in […]
The Decline and Fall of “Autism”
After Simon Baron-Cohen suggests autism lose its status as a disorder and instead be considered a variant like left-handedness or homosexuality, this stupefied mom marvels at the collapse of meaning […]
The Problem with the Neurodiversity Movement
Published in Quillette October 15, 2017 by Thomas Clements “Every morning when I wake up I feel a heavy sense of trepidation as I contemplate the complex series of social […]
PowerPoint Presentation on Neurodiversity
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to provide a presentation regarding Neurodiversity at the 10th Annual Nurturing Developing Minds Conference. I was not aware of the fact […]
Book Review: Animals, Love, Friendship
I recently received a book in the mail written by a mother and son duo: Ivonne (Lola) Hernandez and Eric Ruiz. Eric received a diagnosis of autism when he was […]
INSAR Summer Institute 2017
The International Society for Autism Research is hosting a free series of six online seminars, focusing on issues related to culture and diversity in autism research. The seminars will run […]
(Updated) Yuval Levental: Plastic Surgery and Autism – The Final Treatment?
Update: I got a second opinion about the surgery from a doctor at Mid-Michigan Ear, Nose, and Throat (https://www.mment.org/). He said that the plastic surgeon that I consulted with didn’t provide a […]
The Historical Underpinnings of Neurodiversity: Part II
The following paragraphs were written for an editorial published by the Siberian Journal of Special Education in the early part of 2016. I asked the editor of the journal, Elena […]
