Julia Bascom

Julia Bascom serves as executive director at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the largest national disability rights organization run by and for autistic people themselves.

[Photo: A woman carries a child to get him to touch a huge soap bubble in the park.]

Dividing Up the Autism Spectrum Will Not End the Way You Think Dividing Up the Autism Spectrum Will Not End the Way You Think

The Lancet’s proposal to create a new label of “profound autism” serves only to distract us from the work of ensuring that all autistic people have everything they need to thrive.

Jan 31, 2022 / Julia Bascom and David M. Perry

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