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"Theres a misperception that autism is some thief in the night that takes a normal child and places an autistic child in its place. Thats not true."
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Ari Ne'emanAri Ne'eman
Ari Ne'eman
Ari Daniel Ne'eman is an American autistic disability rights activist and researcher who co-founded the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) in 2006. On December 16, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that Ne'eman would be appointed to the National Council on Disability (NCD). After an anonymous hold was lifted, Ne'eman was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to serve on the Cou
"Theres a misperception that autism is some thief in the night that takes a normal child and places an autistic child in its place. Thats not true."
"If research is society’s investment in its future, our society does not prioritize the future of autistic people."
"I like to say that neurotypical social interaction is a second language. It’s not as if we can’t learn it. It’s just that it doesn’t necessarily come easily to us."
"You come out of a meeting and youve put on a mask, which involves looking people in the eye, using certain mannerisms, certain phrases. Even if you learn to do it in a very seamless sort of way, youre still putting on an act. Its a very ex-hausting act."
"Autism is a disability insofar as we’re disabled by society. A society that is often very hostile to our ways of communicating, to our ways of being that often is structured in such a way that makes it difficult for us to access places of public accommodation and services and countless other things. It creates an education system where autistic people are often abused and do not have our communication and other needs met."