The Neurodiversity people have been very successful at redefining the word Autism. The word now means "exceptional intelligence." If an autistic child suffers any deficit at all, it's a "comorbid" condition.
Tony Tamer, British Columbia Autism Advocate
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2 comments:
I am interested in better defining autism and defining what autism is NOT, so that we can establish a vocabulary that brings all the "camps" to a common framework.
Defining autism as simply, "exceptional intelligence" misses the mark, IMHO.
I blogged about this topic in April.
http://notnewtoautism.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-are-on-same-side.html
Penny
Amen to that!
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