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Podcast: THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode: Episode 320-Alien Savant-Remember When Autism Had No Name? A Conversation with Author Janet Elliott
Description: Send us Fan MailWhat happens when you uncover a hidden family history that reveals both heartbreak and resilience? Janet's discovery of a banker's box filled with her brother's medical records sparked an unexpected journey into autism's troubling past and ultimately led to her powerful memoir, "The Alien Savant."Born in the 1950s when autism wasn't recognized as a diagnosis, Janet's brother Michael was simply labeled "mentally retarded" like countless other neurodivergent children of his era. Through intimate family stories and Michael's own remarkable artwork, Janet reconstructs a time when children displaying autistic behaviors were...