The billions of dollars in the autism market don’t actually go to autistic people. You may already suspect this if you’ve ever attempted to apply for services for your own family. It isn’t easy. Most of the dollars go to the wealthy CEOs and owners of the companies that claim to help the autism community in one form or another. While the list of profiteers is way too long for this book, they include applied behavioral analysis (ABA) companies (which are almost always for-profit), biomedical treatment companies, and similar organizations that offer parents the “hope” of curing or treating their
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