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Living Life in "Hard Mode": The Fight for Autistic Culture, Rights-Centric Education, and the Blind Spots of Modern Policy
In the current edition of the Aotearoa New Zealand Autism Guideline, the existence of Autistic culture is not mentioned with a single word. Despite major updates that reflect a growing awareness of neurodiversity—including ongoing advocacy toward a comprehensive ban on Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and related forms of conversion therapy—understanding Autistic people and Autistic culture…