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How national guidelines for support of children with autism celebrates neurodiversity

Until recently, the idea that children with autism should be "cured" and assimilated into wider society has been a prevalent one.

Autism has been viewed as something to be fixed, and children with autism have been taught to behave in neurotypical ways, a process that has often involved intensive therapy.

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