Fascinating article in today’s Guardian by Steve Silberman, a writer for Wired magazine, on the high prevalence of autism in Silicon Valley, and whether we should be viewing autism as a facet of human diversity rather than a disability.

Silberman has written a book, Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, which is getting some good reviews.

Victims of disability hate crime are still being let down by the justice system, a report has concluded.

BBC News article here

Mainstream theory presents autism as an “epidemic”, disease or deficit. But what about the strengths and abilities that can be found within the spectrum?

Link to Guardian article here