The False Binary Between Autistic Adults and Children
<p>There are still sizable chunks of the population that believe autism is a childhood condition. And it’s hard to blame them when media coverage and public discourse about health policy and funding focuses on children.</p>
<p>Autism is framed as an issue for families and the only adults in the equation are parents who are assumed to be neurotypical.</p>
<p><em>Early intervention </em>programs for Autistic kids are aimed at making them more like their neurotypical peers. The term itself implies the need to get in as soon as possible to nip autism in the bud. The panic generated around delays in diagnosis fuels the urgency.</p>
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