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Many people with autism, especially some with High Functioning Autism HFA/Aspergers have expressed concerns about therapy for children which prioritizes changing the child’s behaviour to mimic or fit ‘neurotypical norms’ – that is, the norms that apply to usual, non-autistic people. Which is not to argue against early detection and intervention directed towards improving language, adaptive behaviour, daily living skills, functional communication skills. Geraldine Dawson, writing in JAMA Pediatrics*, quotes studies which showed “good” outcomes for individual people whether the…..

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