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The autism binary
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The autism binary
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finding the cause and cure/accepting and helping the affected population - making the case for neurodiversity
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Walker
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Demaray
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Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Demaray
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Rutgers University
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Camden Graduate School
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According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the probability of a child being diagnosed with some form of Autism Spectrum Disorder is 1 in 68. Autism is nondiscriminatory, for it can arise in any family at any time. In light of these facts, the Autistic community has become a veritable part of the western world. Subsequently, a continuing debate exists on whether to find the cause and possible cure for the condition, or to pursue the Neurodiversity movement, which is to accept Autism as a brain variation – not a disability. As an Autistic individual, I concur with the latter motive, for an immeasurable amount of neurotypicals are obsessed with the former idea. In addition, neurotypicals make endless attempts to ‘normalize’ the Autistic populace without their consent whatsoever. Well, what exactly is the true definition of ‘normal?’ Normal is a relative descriptor after all. Therefore, in this paper I will argue in favor of the Neurodiversity movement, for I am a proponent of its core message. We must strongly emphasize the importance of providing better support and acceptance for these individuals who already struggle with the condition versus persistently searching for what causes the ‘disability’ to arise.
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1 online resource (ii, 28 p. : ill.)
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M.A.
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Brain--Variation
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Autism
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Autistic people
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by Steven Walker
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ETD graduate
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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