Very happy to comment on Prof Keivan Stassun for this article in the Vanderbilt Hustler
How Reasonable are Reasonable Accommodations at Work
'Without a clear definition of what is “reasonable,” employers may opt only for “neurodiversity-lite” employees, those they perceive as requiring minimal accommodations and whose neurodivergent traits, such as creativity and problem-solving, are seen as direct assets to the company.
Neurotypical standards of Happiness
"Danger of misunderstanding and misrepresenting the autistic community, with interventions possibly imposing neurotypical standards of happiness that feel inauthentic or unrelatable." - Hari Srinivasan
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2024.38246.pw
A Disheartening Lack of Progress in Practical Solutions
"My own experience reveals a disheartening lack of progress in practical solutions for autistics like me in the past 2.5 decades, since my diagnosis as a toddler. Autism, now recognized as the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disability, stands at 1 in 36 children according to the CDC"
- Hari Srinivasan, Newsweek
Disability and Multilingualism
Language is not just a means of communication; it is also a carrier of cultural identity and personal expression
Read Full Article at unesco.org...
Dominant Discourses
Terrific piece, Hari! I really appreciated reading it, and I hope there will be more conversations about dominant discourses about "independence" - an entirely Western construction, which should be problematized at so many levels.
My other articles in Time: https://time.com/author/hari-srinivasan/
My other publications: https://uniquelyhari.blogspot.com/p/published-work.html
Caught Between Tears and Stoicism
Objectification — serves only to make neurotypical people feel good rather than truly recognizing the neurodiverse individual’s experience.
Read Full Article at
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)