Lesson 2 – A different way of thinking (PM)


Assignment 2 – forum discussion
Is autism a deficiency or a difference?
https://ndsa.uk/forum/threads/is-autism-a-deficiency-or-a-difference.166/
Useful resources and further reading
My Autism and Me: BBC – My Autism and Me – YouTube
Chown, N. (2016). Understanding and Evaluating Autism Theory. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Fletcher-Watson, S. and Happe, F. (2019). Autism: A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate. Routledge.
Lawson, W. (2010). The Passionate Mind: How People with Autism Learn. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Milton, D. (2012). So what exactly is autism? http://www.aettraininghubs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1_So-what-exactly-is-autism.pdf . Chapter one in: Milton, D. (2017). A Mismatch of Salience: Explorations of the nature of autism from theory to practice. Hove: Pavilion.
Murray, F. (2018). Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism. The Psychologist. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism