
Autism: a badge of honour, or a misunderstood way of being?
The past couple of days have seen autism come into the public eye once again. An article written by Damian Whitworth for The Times has caught the attention of the wider autism community, and, as often happens when something gets written about us, without us, the result is a rather skewed and ill-informed attempt to sell a book, product, or service. The article centres on Dr Mike Shooter, former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists-turned-author, whom believes tha