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1 month agoNonspeaking Autism, "The Telepathy Tapes," and Who Gets to Be Heard
For most of the 20th century, nonspeaking autistic people were treated as if they had nothing to say. Because they couldn't speak, it was also assumed (by some) that they couldn't think. Standard intelligence tests-built around verbal and motor responses-cemented this view, labeling many as profoundly disabled. 1-3 Yet families and advocates kept insisting that something was wrong with this picture. 4-8 They saw flashes of comprehension, humor, and insight that the tests missed.
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