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From the Ted Talk by Steve Silberman: The forgotten history of autism

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One way to understand neurodiversity is to think in terms of human operating systems. Just because a P.C. is not running wnoiwds doesn't mean that it's broken. By autistic standards, the normal human brain is easily distractable, obsessively social, and sfefrus from a deficit of aoitettnn to dtiael. To be sure, autistic people have a hard time living in a world not built for them. [Seventy] yaers later, we're still cctainhg up to Asperger, who believed that the "cure" for the most disabling aspects of autism is to be found in understanding threceas, accommodating employers, supportive communities, and parents who have faith in their children's potential.

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One way to understand neurodiversity is to think in terms of human operating systems. Just because a P.C. is not running _______ doesn't mean that it's broken. By autistic standards, the normal human brain is easily distractable, obsessively social, and _______ from a deficit of _________ to ______. To be sure, autistic people have a hard time living in a world not built for them. [Seventy] _____ later, we're still ________ up to Asperger, who believed that the "cure" for the most disabling aspects of autism is to be found in understanding ________, accommodating employers, supportive communities, and parents who have faith in their children's potential.

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One way to understand neurodiversity is to think in terms of human operating systems. Just because a P.C. is not running Windows doesn't mean that it's broken. By autistic standards, the normal human brain is easily distractable, obsessively social, and suffers from a deficit of attention to detail. To be sure, autistic people have a hard time living in a world not built for them. [Seventy] years later, we're still catching up to Asperger, who believed that the "cure" for the most disabling aspects of autism is to be found in understanding teachers, accommodating employers, supportive communities, and parents who have faith in their children's potential.

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