A discussion of how autistic people are labeled and how different labels can help or hinder. Fair warning, this was recorded in a Raley's over Skype. We're still working out the kinks of this project.

 

This episode draws heavily on Aspergirls by Rudi Simone and the following online resources:

Let’s Unpack the Damage of Being Labeled High- or Low-Functioning

https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/unpacking-high-and-low-functioning/

Large study supports discarding the term ‘high-functioning autism’

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/large-study-supports-discarding-term-high-functioning-autism/

A true story and a little lesson about functioning level

https://autisticadvocacy.org/2010/05/a-true-story-and-a-little-lesson-about-functioning-level/ 

He’s so functional

https://autisticadvocacy.org/2008/03/hes-so-functional/

Life Skills Aren’t What You Think: What Research Says About Raising Autistic Kids10

https://theaspergian.com/2019/07/08/life-skills/

How Dolls Helped Win Brown v. Board of Education

https://www.history.com/news/brown-v-board-of-education-doll-experiment 

This secret experiment tricked psychiatrists into diagnosing sane people as having schizophrenia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/an-experiment-fooled-psychiatrists-into-treating-sane-people-as-if-they-were-insane/2017/12/29/c6c9c3ea-d5f7-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html 

Identity-First Language

https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/identity-first-language/ 

The high cost of "high function"

http://momnos.blogspot.com/2006/10/high-cost-of-high-function.html