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Unit V Reading: ASD Identity and Culture

More Than a Passing Grade
Myers, J.A., Ladner, J., & Koger, S.M (2011). More than a passing grade: Fostering p positive psychological outcomes for mainstreamed students with autism. Journal of Developmental Physical Disabilities, 23, 515–526.
Using the model of deaf culture, the authors of this article advocate that students with ASD embrace a bicultural identity that involves inclusion with both neurotypically developing peers and individuals on the spectrum.

Don't Mourn For Us, by Jim Sinclair
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Jim Sinclair’s (1993) address “Don’t Mourn for Us” published in the Autism Network International newsletter, Our Voice. It outlines Jim’s presentation to the International Conference on Autism in Toronto, and is addressed primarily to parents.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network
This article on the Autistic Self Advocacy Network website discusses the controversy surrounding “Identity First Language.”

Stephen Silberman Blog
Neurotribes (Silberman, 2015) This book written by addresses the history of autism and the contemporary issues of neurodiversity) A groundbreaking book by Steve Silberman who is on the autistic spectrum upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader contemporary model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently.

“The Autism Blog” of the Seattle Children’s Hospital
In this article from “The Autism Blog” of the Seattle Children’s Hospital, the father of a teenage daughter with autism discusses ASD as a disorder vs. a cultural identity.

This was a musical based on the novel of the same name by John Hammond.

Uniquely Human by Barry M. Prizant; Tom Fields-Meyer (As told to)
ISBN: 9781476776231
Publication Date: 2015-08-04

Elaine Hall review of Uniquely Human
This groundbreaking book was written by Barry Prizant, autism advocate, speech-language pathologist, and the developer of the SCERTS model of intervention. This link provides an interview by Elaine Hall (founder of the Miracle Project who wrote, produced, and director Autism the Musical) with Dr. Prizant, who talks about his well-received book.