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How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are Pleading - The New York Times
How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are Pleading - The New York Times
School for autistic teenagers has unconventional aim of teaching students that it is OK to 'act autistic' and showing them how to get by in world where it is not; unlike conventional program for autistics, Applied Behavior Analysis, which teaches how to make eye contact, talk and get through day without throwing tantrums, new program called Autistic Strength, Purpose and Independence in Education is rooted in view of autism as alternative form of brain wiring, with its own benefits and drawbacks, rather than devastating disorder in need of curing; many parents believe intensive behavioral therapy offers only rescue from task of caring for unpredictable, sometimes aggressive children; many adult autistics see such conventional therapy as bordering on abusive; most public conflict between parents and adult autistics came in lawsuit brought by several Canadian families who said government should pay for their children's conventional therapy because it is medically necessary; Canadian Supreme Court, in its ruling against families, cited testimony of autistic woman who questioned ethics of such therapy; photos (M)
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How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are Pleading - The New York Times
Identity-First Language - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Identity-First Language - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
ASAN intern Lydia Brown originally published this article on their blog Autistic Hoya under the title The Significance of Semantics: Person-First Language: Why It Matters. At the Adult Services Subcommittee's final meeting last Wednesday, much to do was made about semantic disagreements -- "ASD individual" versus "individual with ASD," and…
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Identity-First Language - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
What Is a Co-op?
What Is a Co-op?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDjP8AWD_Ik A Good Place to Call Home Housing co-ops are in every neighbourhood in the city. A co-op can be a medium size apartment building or townhouses. People who live in co-ops come from every walk of life. They are people with different backgrounds, va
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What Is a Co-op?
Contact Us – Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services
Contact Us – Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services
If you are seeking legal assistance, please complete the Intake Form. For any other matters please phone or email us (Please note we have a new email address): 416-924-4244, ext. 21 Fax: 416-924-5904 general@kbcls.clcj.ca Hours of operation As the pandemic is not over masks are required of everyone in the office.
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Contact Us – Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services