Earlier this week, Growing Up With A Disability, Penny Disability Studies Temple U., and Nufsaid at Ramblings were noted by CNN for their blogging against the Ashley Treatment from their perspectives of personal experience. I believe I’ve linked to my friends’ writings on this before, but it’s so good to see them as part of the national debate. Full CNN Story Here
By Kay Olson of The Gimp Parade
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http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=287
“In my Language”
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More comments on the subject from the autistic/autism community at Devils and Angels and A bit more on the ‘Ashley X treatment
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Board Position Statement: Growth Attenuation Issue
Unjustifiable Non-therapy
A response to Gunther & Diekma (2006), and to the issue of growth attenuation
For young people on the basis of disability
From
The Board of Directors of the American Association on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities