Todd Drezner: Autism and the Hypothetical Child
Given how many autistic people there are in the world, it's odd how much of the conversation about autism revolves around children who don't exist. The most common such child is the one who is "indistinguishable from his peers." This is the child who will supposedly emerge after successful therapies or treatments for autism leave the child essentially "normal.
Todd Drezner: Nickels, Dimes and ‘High-Functioning’ Autism
As Justin Canha's story shows, the autistic person who needs a lot of support in one area may become a person who needs much less support in that same area. Justin barely spoke before age 10. Now he's verbal. He didn't suddenly change from "low-functioning" to "high-functioning." Rather, he received the support he needed and developed his skills.
Loving Lamposts, A Documentary by Todd Drezner
We love this documentary about autism by Todd Drezner.
