An article on that company that actively hires autistics.

Now, in the comments there are many people asserting that "of course" most autistics are "low-functioning". They say this, but they never once attempt to prove it. They must think we're too stupid to notice.

Quite aside from the never-ending discussion on how to define those terms and whether or not they're even valid, there really is no proof of that claim. When people say that, they're making it up. They really are. Don't buy into claims like this until you check it out yourself. As I get older, I find that the more often something is repeated, the less likely it is to be true, and this little gem is no exception.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/the-autism-advantage.html

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An article on that company that actively hires autistics.

Now, in the comments there are many people asserting that "of course" most autistics are "low-functioning". They say this, but they never once attempt to prove it. They must think we're too stupid to notice.

Quite aside from the never-ending discussion on how to define those terms and whether or not they're even valid, there really is no proof of that claim. When people say that, they're making it up. They really are. Don't buy into claims like this until you check it out yourself. As I get older, I find that the more often something is repeated, the less likely it is to be true, and this little gem is no exception.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/the-autism-advantage.html

( Read more... )