Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms

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In an earlier post, I mentioned the divide in the Autism community’s views of the condition.

Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic is a recent documentary which focuses on this divide. The documentary, which has been described as ‘inspiring’, is about filmmaker Todd Drezner’s journey to understand what Autism is, given that his son (Sam) was recently diagnosed with the condition…

…Drezner also looks at the “Defeat Autism Now” movement, which, with high profile spokespeople like Jenny McCarthy, promises “recovery” from autism through things like vitamins, supplements, dietary changes and oxygen therapies.

…[in another part of the film, Drezner focuses] on the neuro-diversity movement, the idea that instead of trying so hard to normalize behavior and mainstream people with autism, we can simply appreciate it as part of who they are. Once you give up on assimilation, “You begin to think less about changing behaviors and more about developing relationships,” as one father puts it…

Here is a trailer for the film: Loving Lampposts Trailer - YouTube

(source: Movie Review: Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic | Psychology Today)