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The dangers of ‘neurodiversity’: why do people want to stop a cure for autism being found?

19 January 2019

9:00 AM

19 January 2019

9:00 AM

I’m an American man affected by the disability autism. As a child, I went to special education schools for eight years and I do a self-stimulatory behaviour during the day which prevents me from getting much done. I’ve never had a girlfriend. I have bad motor coordination problems which greatly impair my ability to handwrite and do other tasks.

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