Watch (Saving Eliza ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0wXtv9UVg
Watch (Zane’s Incredible Journey): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOOm6rb4x-4
Read: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/neurodiverse-age/202108/why-autistic-people-are-worried-spectrum-10k
Note that rare single gene disorders account for about 10% of autism diagnoses. Most autistic individuals have multiple genes interacting with environmental causes.
Should children like Zane and Eliza be lumped under the autism label? What are some benefits and limitations to grouping rare conditions under common behavior phenotypes like autism?
When do you think the idea of neurodiversity/acceptance of differences is useful? Is there limitations to the neurodiversity model where the medical model may be necessary?
The three sources provided use them in your assessment and do include them in the assignment as well as in the reference page.