Jonathan Mitchell

The danger of ‘neurodiversity’

The neurodiversity movement claims that autism is not a problem. This is nonsense

I’m an American man affected by the disability autism. As a child, I went to special education schools for eight years and I do a self-stimulatory behaviour during the day which prevents me from getting much done. I’ve never had a girlfriend. I have bad motor coordination problems which greatly impair my ability to handwrite and do other tasks.

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