Following the theme of my last SIG discussion I found the article below in the guardian about people's perception of autism as a disability:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2015/jul/16/autism-doesnt-have-to-be-viewed-as-a-disability-or-disorder
As I read the article I felt like I was reading a précis of my research findings to date. So far my inquiry has taken me on an incredible journey. I began with a rather timid tiptoe into the autism pool of information with a smattering of knowledge based upon my own previous teaching of people on the spectrum. At this point I suppose the closest way I can describe how I felt about autism would be to liken it to catching a glimpse of something sparkling in a muddy puddle - wanting to explore to see what it is but afraid of delving in and discovering something unpleasant. The more I read and talked to others with experience of teaching people with autism the more I became aware of different attitudes towards it. I found that, in general, those with the most experience of it tended to view autism as a different way of looking at and understanding the world as opposed to being a disability and deviance of the "norm". My view? Look below:
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