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Where's all this dirty ableism coming from? [Un-cut]:   / 105879507  

Avoiding Ableist Language: Suggestions for Autism Researchers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Bernard Rimland, 78; author was the father of modern autism research (NOT MY WORDS): https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...

Chloe Hayden "Different Not Less": https://amzn.to/3VzoR0M

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Chapters
00:00 Evil Autism
01:10 Polling my community
01:25 Gatekeeping
05:00 Avoiding ableist language
06:50 Dr Bernard Rimland & a brief history of misinformation
12:38 Moving on