/ Grunya Kuhavera was a Jewish Ukrainian psychologist who discovered autism almost 20 years before Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger published their work. They did not have the first accounts of autism, Dr. Sukhavera did. Dr Sukhavera was born in Kiev to a Jewish family of Kahaim Faitelvich and Rakhil losifovna Sukhavera. Dr. Sukhavera graduated … Continue reading Autistic History: Grunya Efimovna Sukhavera
Autistic History
Autistic History: Willowbrook State School (MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING)
Willowbrook was a New York state funded asylum that front itself as a school for the developmentally disabled that was established in the 1930's. It was a complex of buildings that housed adults and children who were developmentally disabled. It was located in Staten Island, a borough of New York City. In this institution, … Continue reading Autistic History: Willowbrook State School (MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING)
Autistic History: Judge Rotenberg Center
The Judge Rotenberg Center is an institution that is located in Canton, Massachusetts. It was founded by Mathew Israel in 1971 and originally called the Behavior Research Institute. Israel was a psychologist who trained with B F Skinner, the founder of radical behaviorism. In 1994, they changed their name to the Judge Rotenberg Center to "honor the … Continue reading Autistic History: Judge Rotenberg Center
Graduate Students Find Error in Autism Diagnosis Tool That Prevented Many People From Being Diagnosed
Normally when there is a suspicion of autism, a diagnosis team is sought out. One of the first tools to see if the person in question is in fact autistic and to move forward are screeners. These screeners come in the form of checklists and questionnaires. One of the screeners is called the Autism … Continue reading Graduate Students Find Error in Autism Diagnosis Tool That Prevented Many People From Being Diagnosed
Don't Mourn For Us by Jim Sinclair
[This article was published in the Autism Network International newsletter, Our Voice, Volume 1, Number 3, 1993. It is an outline of the presentation Jim gave at the 1993 International Conference on Autism in Toronto, and is addressed primarily to parents.] Parents often report that learning their child is autistic was the most traumatic thing that … Continue reading Don't Mourn For Us by Jim Sinclair
Autistic History: Aspies For Freedom
Aspies For Freedom (AFF) was a activist group that aimed to raise public awareness of the autistic rights movement that was founded in November 2004 by Amy and Gwen Nelson. Gwen Nelson made parodies of Autism Speaks. In these parodies they stated that Autism Speaks silences autistic people, which is true. The usage of the infinity symbol … Continue reading Autistic History: Aspies For Freedom
A Draft of the Declaration of the Autism Community by Aspies for Freedom
Members of the autism community, comprising those with conditions on the autism spectrum, such as autism and asperger’s, are hereby declaring that we are a minority group and wish to be accorded the legal protection and freedom from discrimination that is shown to other minority groups. We recognise ourselves as a minority group based on … Continue reading A Draft of the Declaration of the Autism Community by Aspies for Freedom
Autistic History: Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day was established by the advocacy organization Apies for Freedom (AFF) in 2005 to raise public acceptance and celebrate autistic people and their identity. Autistic Pride Day was inspired by the LGBTQ pride events during June. This helped drive positive societal changes for autistic people. "Autistic Pride Day is on 18th June each … Continue reading Autistic History: Autistic Pride Day
Autistic History: Hans Asperger
Background Johann Friedrick Karl Asperger (1906-1980) was born on February 18, 1906 in Hausbrunn,Vienna, Austria on a farm near Vienna. He was the oldest of three sons. Parents were Sophie and Johann Asperger. Hans parents were raised on a farm but Hans and his brothers were raised in the city of Vienna. His younger brother Karl … Continue reading Autistic History: Hans Asperger
Autistic History: Autistic Speaking Day
Autistic people began several campaigns in response to Autism Awareness Month. This includes Autism Acceptance Month in April and Autistics Speaking Day on November 1. Its based on the Autism Speaks Slogan "Its Time to Listen." An autistic by the name of John Elder Robison, who was the sole autistic person ever in a leadership … Continue reading Autistic History: Autistic Speaking Day
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