"Educators tend to see autism as a disability. Their strategy—as with children who are deaf, blind or learning disabled—is to shore up the child’s strengths and teach strategies to mitigate weaknesses that will likely last a lifetime.
Parents, however, tend to see autism as a disease—with the potential for a cure. This clash of viewpoints leads to all manner of misunderstandings and is at the very heart of the autism wars."
I found this interesting site. The journalist, Claudia, is working on a project exploring autism and its treatment. The research focuses on educational interventions to improve the lives of children with autism.
This excellent site is up-to-date and easy to understand. I like it because it is largely written from an educator's perspective without losing the concerns and influences from an autistic person's family/parents.
Check it out! Click her name for a link to the project site.
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