WIRED Magazine article on Autism

[Guest guest]

I don't usually send links to articles, but when I got the most

recent issue of WIRED magazine 16.03 (March 2008 issue) in the mail

today I had to share. It has a great(I think) article about autism.

The headline on the cover reads " The Truth About Autism: Everything

You Know Is Wrong " .

The article was written by Wolman, and it focuses on people

living with autism (such as Baggs -creator of the YouTube

video " In My Language " ) and researchers who are stepping away from

the " disease model " and tweaking their studies to understand the some

of the previously unacknowledged abilities and strengths of people

with a spectrum dx.

Even if you aren't a fan of " neurodiversity " it's nice to read an

article that reminds us that every one of our kids has potential and

abilities even if they aren't being recognized or acknowledged by

traditional measures.

You can download it and read it for free on their website

http://www.wired.com/services/press/2008/march

or pick up the March 2008 issue.