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The Concept of Neurodiversity Is Dividing the Autism Community

By Simon Baron-Cohen — 2019

It remains controversial—but it doesn’t have to be. We need to embrace both the neurodiversity model and the medical model to fully understand autism.

Read on blogs.scientificamerican.com

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disABILITY - Empowerment Through Employment (WVARF)

Work brings meaning, self-worth and empowerment to people with disabilities

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2016
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Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution

“If I didn’t fight, who would?” Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.

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Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
2025
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Run, Don’t Walk: The Curious and Courageous Life Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center

In her six years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Adele Levine rehabilitated soldiers admitted in worse and worse shape.

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Adele Levine
2015
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Sebastian Junger: Why Veterans Miss War

Civilians don't miss war. But soldiers often do. Journalist Sebastian Junger shares his experience embedded with American soldiers at Restrepo, an outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley that saw heavy combat.

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2014
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The Art of Asking | Amanda Palmer

Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in the hat for the Eight-Foot Bride!), she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.

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2013
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33 – Develop Your Purpose in Life with Former NFL Player Tim Hightower

While some professional athletes lose their purpose in life when their career ends, that wasn't the case for Tim Hightower. Some of the things we talk about are how to discover your purpose, why it's important to have meaning in your life, and how to find a community of people who believe in you.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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How to Navigate the Emotional Challenges of Breast Cancer: Tips from a Psychiatrist and Survivor

Feelings of anxiety, stress and depression are not uncommon for people with breast cancer, whether they’ve just been diagnosed, are undergoing treatment or are a survivor. Stephanie H.

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2019
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Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.

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Harriet Lerner
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We read to know we are not alone.

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C. S. Lewis
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We meet no ordinary people in our lives.

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C. S. Lewis
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