Thirty Days of Autism | 30 Days of Autism is a project designed to promote social understanding, civil rights, fight stigma, and
Each time one of these OpEds appears, remember the scientific racism of Benjamin Rush and his student Samuel Cartwright. Labels matter; the wrong label, used as leverage to strip nonspeaking autistics of autonomy and humane approaches to living, only drags autism public policy back into the abusive world of institutionalization, seclusion, and harm. Don't just look at the attempts to increasingly impose the term profound autism. Ask yourselves why these attempts are happening. Save your offspring and mine.
By Kerima Cevik Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Dear Mumu,
Thirty Days of Autism | 30 Days of Autism is a project designed to promote social understanding, civil rights, fight stigma, and