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  My criticisms of Atypical’s freshman season were certainly no secret, as I shared my feelings both publicly in various news outlets and privately with Robia Rashid, the show’s creator.  A...

https://wrongplanet.net/atypicals-2nd-season-step-forward-autism-representation/

This is an excerpt of Steve Silberman’s award-winning book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, which was recently published in paperback. This section of a chapt...

https://wrongplanet.net/dawn-autistic-space-exclusive-excerpt-neurotribes/

Hollywood has come a long way in the representation of autistic people since the release of Rain Man almost 30 years ago, but one major problem that still exists is the lack of representation of ...

https://wrongplanet.net/hollywoods-lack-autistic-actors-highlights-biggest-diversity-problem-disability/

Many people are calling this the most important election of our lives. That’s certainly true for me because I’m autistic. This is the first election in the history of the United States where ...

https://wrongplanet.net/important-election-life-im-autistic/

A few days ago, Toni Braxton claimed that her son had been cured of autism. There is no way that what Braxton said is true because there is no cure for autism. While early intervention and therap...

https://wrongplanet.net/toni-braxtons-son-not-cured-autism-irresponsible-say/

There’s a term I’ve used a few times in my columns, “The Mask.” It’s something central to the autistic identity, something understood in the LGBTQ movement, commonly known as ‘The Clo...

https://wrongplanet.net/mask-world/

I sat down with Adam Irving, director of Off the Rails, a gripping documentary about Darius McCollum, the notorious autistic individual who has spent most of his life in prison due to “steali...

https://wrongplanet.net/off-rails-documentary-autistic-train-thief-darius-mccollum/

I don’t remember how we got there, except that it had come after several bonding sessions, nights drunk on each other’s companionship, telling truths that we kept close to our chest. Utterly ...

https://wrongplanet.net/cute-syndrome-survey-autism-popular-culture/

With yet another Valentine’s Day having come and gone, forming loving connection continues to be a worthwhile discussion for some persons with autism. Love is certainly nuanced and elusive. M...

https://wrongplanet.net/autism-love-can-learn-film/

So…Cracked.com’s Robert Evans sat down recently with several high-functioning autistic folks. Since I wasn’t one of them, I get to offer my own perspective Potshot Privileges. Yeah, pop cul...

https://wrongplanet.net/whats-deal-us-anyway/