Autistic rights movement
Disability rights movement
Autistic rights movement
The autistic rights movement, also known as the autism rights movement or the autism acceptance movement, is a social movement allied with the disability rights movement. It emphasizes the neurodiversity paradigm, viewing autism as a set of naturally occurring variations in human cognition, a cognitive difference with both strengths and weaknesses, rather than as a disease to be cured or a medical disorder. This paradigm contradicts and diverges from the medical model of disability, without opposing all aspects of it. There are several core values that are essential in the autism rights movement. The phrase "Nothing about us without us", shared with other disability movements, has become a motto that encompasses these beliefs. The autistic rights movement and its relationship to the younger neurodiversity community have become much stronger over the years. The idea that people who are on the spectrum are allowed to advocate for themselves is now widely accepted. This idea is generally accepted...
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