Autism politics

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Hi. I apologize because I'm sending this to many lists, but has anyone seen

this?

http://www.grasp.org/videocolumbia.htm

Sam

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To: silentautie2@...

Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:05 PM

Subject: The Comic/Tragic Politics of the Autism/Asperger World - Columbia

University Lecture from April 12, 2011

Dear all:

As many of you know, on April 12, 2011, GRASP Executive Director,

Carley was the recipient of the Columbia University Center for Bioethics' 9th

Anniversary Herbert G. Cohen, MD, DOS Memorial Lecture in Neuroscience. Joining

past honorees/lecturers such as Oliver Saks, M.D., Carley was asked to speak on

the political history of the controversies surrounding the autism/Asperger

world.

This lecture (approximately 81 minutes long) is now available for viewing on the

web. You can go to http://www.grasp.org/videocolumbia.htm to both view the

presentation, and download the slides used in the lecture so that you can follow

along.

Topics covered are (1) the history of the negative stigma surrounding autism and

Asperger's Syndrome (AS), (2) 1993 and up: " The real arguments begin, " (3) Who

the players are, (4) The issues broken down: [a] The " cure " debate, the

vaccine debate, [c] educational and behavioral strategies, as well as aversives,

[d] Conflicting messages, and [e] Research: What kind do we want?, (5) Changes

forthcoming in the DSM-V, (6) Myths dispelled, (7) Context, and (8) Closing

perspectives.

From Columbia . . . " In this frank presentation, Cohen recipient

Carley outlines the chronological history of the stigma surrounding words like

autism and Asperger's, and then breaks down the controversies over the

anticipated DSM-V, as well other sensitive issues plaguing the autism/asperger

world. From a humanist vantagepoint, Carley gives an outside perspective on the

debates, but also an inside perspective—as Carley is a frequent figure in these

collective arguments through his positions at both GRASP and ASTEP. "

For more information on the Columbia University Center for Bioethics, visit

their Web site at http://bioethicscolumbia.org

Yours,

The folks at

GRASP

The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership, Inc.

666 Broadway, Suite 825

New York, NY 10012

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