From the Ottowa Citizen:Self-advocate Stephen Shore, speaking at an autism conference, says society should value people with autism for their gifts and abilities. He said it is unproductive for parents to deny their children’s diagnosis.

Related story in the Toronto Globe and Mail: ‘Autistics’: We don’t want a cure.

Parents of children with autism are increasingly saying they want their children to be seen as different, not disabled. They are joined by a vocal group of adult self-advocates who say they don’t want to be cured, and say that autism should be seen as part of the “neurodiversity” needed to evolve smarter human beings.

This position seems to be fueling tension between parents of children who want cures and adults who say they would not want to be changed.

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