High-Functioning Autism:
Disorder or gift?
University of Cambridge
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Don't think of your high-functioning autism label as a disadvantage. This scientific article describes why a diagnosis does not equal a disability.
Neda Afsarmanesh
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01/02/2008
This article challenges the view through a subtle but important shift of emphasis. Rather than conceiving of autism as a deficiency, it instead considers if autism might be better characterized as a different cognitive style.
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