Changelings

A discussion of patriarchy as well as its effects on the autistic community.    Sources: https://podcastle.org/2015/01/06/podcastle-345-makeisha-in-time/ https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/study-strengthens-autisms-curious-link-gender-variance/ "Doing Harm" by Maya Dusenberry "A Room of One's Own" by Virginia Wolf "A Brief History of Misogyny" by Jack Holland "Aspergirls" by Rudi Simone "Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado Perez

Some reflections on what we've learned and three autistic historical figures. The image is created by and used with permission of Steve Asbell. Sources: Neurotribes by Steve Silberman Isaac Newton: Giants of Science by Kathleen Krull The Dark Heretic: Isaac Newtonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9V6qog796g New Advent: Antonia Magliobechihttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09530c.htm Some Old-Time Old-World Librarians by Theodore W. Kochhttp://libr.org/juice/issues/vol8/LJ_8.5.html#3 Cabinet of Curiosities Episode 124: Ghostedhttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-2isfh-6b90d74?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

A discussion of the different ways autistic children have been targets of violence throughout history.  Sources:Neurotribes by Steve Silberman In a Different Key by John Donvan and Karen Zucker Asperger's Children by Edith Sheffer Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly Changelings by D.L. Ashlimanhttp://www.pitt.edu/~dash/changeling.html The Rise and Decline of Psychiatric Hydrotherapyhttp://psych-history.weill.cornell.edu/osk_die_lib/hydrotherapy/default.htm Churchill and Eugenics by Sir Martin Gilberthttps://web.archive.org/web/20131215071541/http://www.winstonchurchill.org/support/the-churchill-centre/publications/finest-hour-online/594-churchill-and-eugenics Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United Stateshttp://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/unwanted-sterilization-and-eugenics-programs-in-the-united-states/ Eugenics and Other Evils by G.K. Chestertonhttp://www.gutenberg.org/files/25308/25308-h/25308-h.htm Is ABA Therapy Really "Dog Training For Children"? A Professional Dog Trainer Weighs Inhttps://theaspergian.com/2019/03/27/is-aba-really-dog-training-for-children-a-professional-dog-trainer-weighs-in/ Fake autism treatments show the lengths parents will go to “cure” their kidshttps://www.vox.com/2019/6/19/18684109/autism-vaccines-treatment-cure-bleach The fake cures for autism that can prove deadlyhttps://amp.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/13/fake-cures-autism-prove-deadly FDA Begs Public to Please Stop Drinking Bleachhttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/master-mineral-solution-mms-fda-warning-bleach-871774/ Chelation therapy offers small, if any, benefit for heart diseasehttps://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/chelation-therapy-offers-small-if-any-benefit-for-heart-disease-201303266030 School Shocks Students With Disabilities. The FDA Is Moving To Ban The Practicehttps://www.npr.org/2019/01/23/687636057/massachusetts-school-defends-use-of-electric-shock-treatments Mom says staffers abused special needs sonhttps://www.khou.com/article/news/local/mom-says-staffers-abused-special-needs-son/326998611 Video shows off-duty Chicago police officer shooting unarmed autistic manhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/17/video-shows-chicago-police-officer-shoot-unarmed-autistic-man Disability Day of Mourninghttps://disability-memorial.org/

A quick survey of autistic representation in popular culture.Portrayals of autism on television don’t showcase full spectrumhttps://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/portrayals-autism-television-dont-showcase-full-spectrum/ASAN Has Ended Partnership With Sesame Streethttps://autisticadvocacy.org/2019/08/asan-has-ended-partnership-with-sesame-street/ Why the Team Behind Sesame Street Created a Character With Autismhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/team-sesame-street-created-character-autism-180967218/My Autistic Opinion of Netflix's 'Atypical'https://themighty.com/2017/08/atypical-autistic-review/You Can’t “Culturally Appropriate” a Weighted Blankethttps://slate.com/human-interest/2019/01/weighted-blanket-appropriation-autism-controversy.html 

A discussion of how autistic people are labeled and how different labels can help or hinder. Fair warning, this was recorded in a Raley's over Skype. We're still working out the kinks of this project. This episode draws heavily on Aspergirls by Rudi Simone and the following online resources:Let’s Unpack the Damage of Being Labeled High- or Low-Functioninghttps://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/unpacking-high-and-low-functioning/Large study supports discarding the term ‘high-functioning autism’https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/large-study-supports-discarding-term-high-functioning-autism/A true story and a little lesson about functioning levelhttps://autisticadvocacy.org/2010/05/a-true-story-and-a-little-lesson-about-functioning-level/ He’s so functionalhttps://autisticadvocacy.org/2008/03/hes-so-functional/Life Skills Aren’t What You Think: What Research Says About Raising Autistic Kids10https://theaspergian.com/2019/07/08/life-skills/How Dolls Helped Win Brown v. Board of Educationhttps://www.history.com/news/brown-v-board-of-education-doll-experiment This secret experiment tricked psychiatrists into diagnosing sane people as having schizophreniahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/an-experiment-fooled-psychiatrists-into-treating-sane-people-as-if-they-were-insane/2017/12/29/c6c9c3ea-d5f7-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html Identity-First Languagehttps://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/identity-first-language/ The high cost of "high function"http://momnos.blogspot.com/2006/10/high-cost-of-high-function.html 

An introduction to the diagnostic history of autism as well as the project and a discussion of Hans Asperger. This episode draws heavily on Neurotribes by Steve Silberman and Asperger's Children by Edith Sheffer as well as the websites below. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/evolution-autism-diagnosis-explained/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-real-reasons-autism-rates-are-up-in-the-u-s/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-06-la-me-ivar-lovaas-20100806-story.html http://neurodiversity.com/library_chance_1974.html http://neurodiversity.com/library_screams_1965.html https://the-art-of-autism.com/neurodiverse-a-person-a-perspective-a-movement/ https://theaspergian.com/2019/03/27/is-aba-really-dog-training-for-children-a-professional-dog-trainer-weighs-in/