Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I am Ashish and I love to write about Autism. I run my own blog called (link removed by moderator) that focuses on spreading Autism Awareness and helping parent work with children on spectrum.
Having spent so much time of the subject, I have acquired a fair bit of knowledge on Autism. So feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
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This needs to be discussed dispassionately. Purely in clinical terms, which part of "Autism Spectrum Disorder" leaves ambiguity that this is NOT a disorder.
What you are suggesting (in terms of how we need to think going forward) I agree 100%, but in today's world Autism is still very much a neurobehavioral impairment.
In terms of Government policies, what you are referring to is equality of opportunities, but medically speaking, most governments classify Autism as a disorder.
Here is how Autism Speaks (the larges Autism Advocacy) defines Autism:
www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
"Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development."
But you dont need to go that far, or my blog for that matter. Here is how this very site (Autism.org.uk) defines Autism:
www.autism.org.uk/.../what-is.aspx
"Autism is a lifelong, developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people, and how they experience the world around them."
No offense, but as per your first post, you might want to take this website/community "off your visit list".