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This is a slightly altered copy of an eMail I sent to a major NPR show on May 8, 2021. Sadly, they chose to ignore my eMail — big shock. I waited for 3 weeks before initially posting it here.
In line with the blog’s title, this post provides about 9 minutes of detail showing how autistics (like me) suffer the barbarism of modern psychology and, indeed, most of modern society.
My second choice for a title was: Autism in the Dark Ages. Meaning 2021. And, just as a side note, whether or not you’re autistic is irrelevant. Read on, and you’ll discover how modern psychology also treats you. And your family.
I’m concerned that a recent discussion about how perceptions of autism are undergoing a sea change was mostly a call to change nothing. I’ll explain in a moment, but first think about statements made by the host and guests. (Unfortunately, I only heard 13 minutes of the show, assuming I caught it from the beginning.)
Modern psychology’s approach to autism is equivalent to a doctor telling a patient that her broken leg needs to be amputated because it’s preventing her from winning footraces. The leg isn’t broken; it’s just different from the legs of those who are considered “normal.”