K. J. Elphinstone on Nostr: In research, education, & policy making, autistic people are expected to accept a ...
In research, education, & policy making, autistic people are expected to accept a situation where non-autistic "experts" speak with authority about them.
An autistic person's lived experience is seen as less valid than external observations of our behaviour.
#ActuallyAutistic #AutismResearch
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