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[quote=Anonymous]Here is an interesting article by John Elder Robison about neurodiversity, and what the next steps should be for the autism community after getting to "awareness" of ASDs.  It came to mind because there seems to be a blurring of the lines above between "Asperger's tendencies"/wackiness and diagnosed Asperger's, and an emphasis on the strengths it can bring without acknowledging the very real, and often debilitating, challenges it brings:

[quote]With respect to autism awareness, one thing that troubles me is what I see as the growing dismissal of our very real and varied disabilities thanks to our success promoting our exceptionalities.  Many of us have written and spoken about how autism makes us think differently, and how that different thinking has facilitated the success of some of us.  Most of the people I know who speak of exceptionality also stress disability – I know I do.  However, I see a growing perception that autism is all Sheldon from Big Bang, and other popular culture caricatures.  That could not be farther from the truth for a majority of our population.[/quote]

[url]https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/my-life-aspergers/201704/the-controversy-around-autism-and-neurodiversity[/url]

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