Joanne Jacobs
The 'gold standard' for autism therapy may be ineffective -- or harmful
As autism diagnoses soar -- 1 in 36 U.S. children is now considered autistic -- providing therapy is a booming business, writes Beth...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 29, 20233 min read
Autism is a disability -- not a 'natural difference to be celebrated'
Autism rates keep climbing -- nearly 3 percent, of all eight-year-olds in the latest estimates -- yet there's no sense of crisis, writes...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Autism doesn't define me -- or make me a worthwhile person
Emma Camp was diagnosed with autism in college, and embraced the explanation for her insecurities and personality quirks, she writes in a...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 25, 20233 min read
Parents feel 'villainized' by teachers who think they know best
It's not just conservative parents who think they have a right to know if "Hannah" has become "Hank" at school, reports Katie J.M. Baker...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 14, 20231 min read
Grandin: Educate the visual thinkers too
Our society and our schools aren't designed for "visual thinkers, which so many of us neurodivergent folks are," writes Temple Grandin, a...
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