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Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28 , 2024

Maybe autism doesn’t need to be cured

According to conventional wisdom, autism is a debilitating lifelong disability that leaves the victim tragically unable to develop basic life skills, and in the popular consciousness is loosely associated with mental retardation. What benefits could there possibly be to keeping autistics around?

Spencer Carran

Contributing Columnist