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Podcast: Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
Episode: Rethinking Autism: Diagnosis, Diversity, and Identity in a New Era of Understanding [Podcast Episode #237]
Description: Autism is changing — not because autistic people are changing, but because our understanding of autism is finally catching up to the lived reality of millions of individuals and families.
For decades, autism was described in narrow, stereotypical terms: one “type,” one path, one set of behaviors. The diagnosis was something handed to people, not something that reflected the full complexity of who they were.
But today, the conversation is shifting.
New research, broader cultural understanding, and the voices of autistic individuals themselves are ushering in a more accurate, more compassionate, and more inclusive view.<...