Common Tool for Diagnosing Autism Only Identifies 1 in 5 Autistic Children

This finding challenges the goal of universal autism screening in toddlers and suggests that may autistic children are not being diagnosed.

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Dawn Prince-Hughes Quotes

A collection of beautiful quotes by autistic anthropologist, Dawn Prince-Hughes (aka Dawn Eddings Prince).

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The Deficit Model of Autism

Historically, our understanding of autism has been based on a deficit model. See why this is a problem.

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