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‘I’m not going to do anything else.’ ” Or as she began her brilliant story “How to Become a Writer,” which by now should be required reading for anyone entering an MFA program, “First, try to be something, anything, else.” If the voices keep calling, if the itch remains, no matter how punishing the work or inhospitable the world, then you must persevere.
The Forest for the Trees
Betsy Lerner
When the high-status Elon Musks of the world bask in an Asperger’s identity, it’s the belief in their own superiority and their desire for neurotypical approval that is the core issue.
The Issues With ‘Asperger’s’
Devon Price
Despite increasing utilization of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), limited information exists about how results influence parents’ beliefs about etiology and prognosis. We conducted in-depth interviews and surveys with 57 parents of children with ASD who received CMA results categorized as pathogenic, negative or variant of uncertain significance. Parents tended to incorporate their child’s CMA results within their existing beliefs about the etiology of ASD, regardless of CMA result. However, parents’ expectations for the future tended to differ depending on results; those who received genetic confirmation for their children’s ASD expressed a sense of concreteness, acceptance and permanence of the condition. Some parents expressed hope for future biomedical treatments as a result of genetic research.
“Set in Stone” or “Ray of Hope”: Parents’ Beliefs About Cause and Prognosis After Genomic Testing of Children Diagnosed With ASD | SpringerLink
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