A Complicated Conversation About Neurodiversity

Yesterday Corinne Duyvis (author of OTHERBOUND) tweeted about an interview with the author of a book featuring an autistic protagonist. Corinne had a powerful and clearly painful reaction to the following statement (among others):

"High-functioning autistics and Aspergers also interest me, because they challenge our definitions of what constitutes a human being…"

It seems pretty clear why Corinne responded to that quote with such force. The idea that people with autism spectrum disorder d...