As a creative writer, I find that a handful of autism advocates dismiss the creativity of HFA/AS individuals as evidence that artists are not really autistic. These critics suggest that the savants with autism are genuine, but not those of us with careers. Yesterday, I ran across yet another mention…
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I am sick and tired of the “Bill Gates has AS” and “Big Bang Theory is about a group of people with ASDs” lines of advocates who think they are helping. And yes, I’ve mentioned this to the other Ph.D.s with autism… of which I am one. It is rare…
I had written a long reflection on the job hunt (better an essay someday) as I finished preparing yet another portfolio to send to a state university. I found myself focused on a comment from a search committee member. “You aren’t anything like Christopher in The Curious Incident. Are you…